Whats your thoughts on pushy sellers?

[annageckos]

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Why wouldn't they taste good? It is just the color, it is still a chicken.

 

[sourland]

I'm also Caucasian-not sure what bearing that has on anything. As a kid we ate a lot of silkie crosses. Yes, they were dark skinned and tasted just like any other chicken.

 

[joe17]

Silkies are small with not a lot of meat for one. Their meat is even black. It just wouldnt taste as good as a meat bird. Ohh and I said I was Caucasian because its an ethnic food not to say that Caucasian dont eat silkies too.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Many of the folks who sell is pairs will sell a trio as well; what they will usually not sell is a single female.

I have no problem with someone who wishes to sell birds singly--that is their choice, and is no more nor less pushy than my choice to sell in pairs. Up until I have said that I sell in pairs only, I do not mind someone asking if I will sell girls only, but once that statement is made, please do not ask about purchasing only girls. If I go to the store to purchase a pillowcase, and the one I want only comes as part of a set, does anyone consider it pushy that the store won't separate the set and sell only the single pillowcase that I want?

 

[halo]

Last time I looked, a pillowcase didnt crow....or eat.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Not sure what that has to do with it? It's still purchasing somethng singly vs in a set. No one has a RIGHT to purchase birds from whomever they choose in whatever configuration they select. It is a priviledge granted by the seller. By the same token, I do not have a RIGHT to make you purchase from me.

 

[Marshmallow Man]

Until I read this post I didn't even realize people sold hens with a roo attached. If you can get someone to buy them that way it's a good way to get rid of a roo I guess. Maybe some people think you need a roo to have eggs. I've never purchased anything older than day old chicks myself. I could see buying them as a pair if you were starting a flock or something like that. You're absolutely right though. You can sell your birds however you want.

 

[halo]

My only point there (not wanting to beat a dead horse here, and I will be done after this), but many people arent allowed to even have roosters, as they live in town, and make a lot of noise. It also takes twice as much feed to feed 2 birds as one, so people who are on a very fixed income could find it a hardship having to feed more birds than they actually want.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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And that's my problem because.....?

 

[joe17]

Well if the buyer told me they couldn't have roos; I might cut a deal and only sell hens to them. If they only wanted one chicken then they could go buy elsewhere.