What will you pay for chicks?

[MrSquirrel]

I know it depends on breed and that type of thing, but what do you consider a good price for chicks? Straight run and pullets. I'm looking at ordering some online and I've never bought store chickens full price.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Pullets 6-12 weeks should cost around $ 20-30 for standard breeds.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

6-15 dollars for straight run chicks ( again depending on breed

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I know it depends on breed and that type of thing, but what do you consider a good price for chicks? Straight run and pullets. I'm looking at ordering some online and I've never bought store chickens full price.

Depends on the breed. I have a trio that was 79 bucks a chick at day old st run before shipping and vaccines were added (about another 60 total). Not what I ended up wanting, but I do still enjoy them and the cockerel and pullet I hatched from them are super pretty for my potluck flocks

 

[MrSquirrel]

Wow 79 dollars a chick! That's really helping me feel better about 12 a chick. I think I had already kinda calculated up what I was buying then my mom asked for some bantams and sticker shock.

 

[Dough Hill]

Is this a trick Question?

 

[MrSquirrel]

Is this a trick Question?

Just trying to make myself feel better. lol.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I would expect to pay around $5 a chick for day old pullets of common breeds. For day old straight run I would expect to pay around $3.50 for common breeds.
Then there's the add on of shipping.....that will surely drive the price up per chick once it's all done.

 

[Sally PB]

I'm looking at ordering some online and I've never bought store chickens full price.

Remember that there will be a shipping fee. Some hatcheries will add on a "small order" fee if you order fewer than a certain number.

I ordered from Mt. Healthy last May. I paid the small order fee (not a small fee; IIRC, it was $30) because I was able to order the small number of chicks I wanted, and the breeds I wanted.

 

[LuciferRoo]

I only had one order and the cost was $5 something for female barred rocks.
Minimum order size was 12.
That is about what I would expect to pay for standard breeds.
For pullets near laying age, I would go up to $25 max.
Honestly chickens and eggs are extremity cheap when you consider what you get.

Right now I only have 5 laying hens but 3 more should start laying in about a month or two.
That will give me 8 eggs per day.
Those 8 eggs contain a ton of nutritional value.
However, if I start selling eggs, I would probably do it at $3.00 per dozen. Maybe $4.00.
That is an absolute bargain when you consider how much nutrition is in those eggs. They are absolutely loaded.

I do plan on adding a few more ladies to up the egg production. However, because I seem to be a rooster magnet when hatching or buying chicks, I will only buy pullets.
I basically want enough egg production to sell some and make the girls pay for their food.
LOL.