Where to sell excess flock member?

[Buttons364]

Hello all,

I incubated 24 eggs and have had 2 broody hens hatch their eggs as well. I was thinking when I incubated the eggs, based on the time of year, that the chicks would not be hard to sell. I am having trouble selling them and I am looking for advice. I saw that I could sell them on one of the forums on this site, but I was curious of where else I could sell them. Craigslist has died out from what it once was, and Facebook doesn't allow sale of animals. So I was curious if anyone had any suggestions. I believe one of my issues is that they are a barnyard mix and not purebred. I could be wrong about that, but I am not sure. Also what would the suggested price be? I was leaning towards 3 dollars. I will add pictures of them since who can resist looking at chicks. Thank you in advance.

Buttons

 

[Ridgerunner]

Talk to the people at your feed store. They may be able to help. Many feed stores have bulletin boards where you can post notices.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Anyways thank you all for the input

Way to wordy and also inaccurate.. are Cochin laying white eggs?? not usually (more like cream or tan right?).. and if so the brown or blue of of the EE would be dominant to that.. unless he also is just a white egger gene.. completely possible IMO how many of them are being created these days. What color are his lobes? Are they red or white. One of my (TSC) EE lays almost white eggs.. barely tinted. kinda chalky. So there has to be a whole lot assumption on this part to offer what color eggs the offspring might or might not lay.

I MIGHT post a pic (which also attracts views) that includes something like the following (from google)..

What would sex link the females to be bantam and the males to be smaller than average and what's average.. leghorn or Brahma??

What I would say..

"Mix breed chicks ranging in age from 1 day-to 4 weeks. Starting at $3 each or 12 chicks for $30, price increases with age $1/week to cover feed, bedding, heat etc.

Hatched from my own (____ fill in the blank... pasture or humane raised, whatever fits) flock. Straight run means I cannot sex them or tell their gender.

Rooster is (a bearded or non bearded?) Easter Egger, not sure what color egg gene he carries.

Hens are RIR, Amberlink, and bantam Cochin.

Can include only preferred crosses if you don't want any bantams in the mix, want only bantam crosses or a full variety. Available for local pick up or may deliver for a fee."

coin the term Easter Egger x Amberlink cross

That redundancy.. as the x in the middle already means cross with the breed in front being the sire and second being the dame.

Taking the word barnyard out as you're considering might make it seem more personal and less business. I'm just not sure that coining your new terms is beneficial..

Was I wrong in my deduction that you have 3 hens or breeds in total plus one rooster breed? Because it's a bit confusing.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

In the buy/sell/trade section, you can post them here! Or you can put an ad in your state thread!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Where approximately are you located? City and state are enough to help.

Super cute chicks! I hope they sell for you.

If you raise them up some that may help....and then definitely charge more.

 

[Buttons364]

Cute chicks! Have you tried Craigslist? I am not super far from you and I only list on there and sell all I hatch and people wanting more. I usually sell for $3 a piece. Also there is a North Georgia poultry group on fb. My mom has sold some extras on there. I think there is a work around where people just post pictures and say ‘up for discussion’ or some such thing and people pm for details. I haven’t used that myself but you could look into it.

Ah that might be my issues. As soon as I posted on facebook, and I mean literally as soon as I finished the post, it was taken down. What section are you posting to on Craigslist? I found a couple groups on Facebook a minute ago so we shall see. It's infuriating to me that I cannot get these chicks sold, but other posts want 8 or 10 dollars a chick and it seems to be working. Thank you for replying to my post and for your input.

Josh

 

[Dinoroar]

Ah that might be my issues. As soon as I posted on facebook, and I mean literally as soon as I finished the post, it was taken down. What section are you posting to on Craigslist? I found a couple groups on Facebook a minute ago so we shall see. It's infuriating to me that I cannot get these chicks sold, but other posts want 8 or 10 dollars a chick and it seems to be working. Thank you for replying to my post and for your input.

Josh

You’ll get them sold. There is high demand for chicks. It just might take finding the right path. I post on the farm and garden section on Craigslist. I rarely have any even to post because they end up pre sold be for they hatch. The times I’ve had people flake and had to post a batch they have sold within a day or two. One tip is if your selling them strait run be sure to spell out that it’s a mix of make and female and you don’t know the gender. Before I explained that I was still getting contacted by lots of people wanting just hens.

 

[Buttons364]

I appreciate all the input and good ideas. I was thinking about farmer's markets or the flea market. I originally posted the chicks for 5 a piece with a discount on bulk purchases. The quoted part is what I have in the description currently, which has way too much length.
"I have a variety of chicks at a variety of ages. Some are freshly hatched as of this morning, some are a week old, and some are about a month old. I have an Easter Egger Rooster who has bred with my Rhode Island Red, Amberlink, and Cochin Bantam hens. The Easter Egger x Rhode Island Red chicks and the Easter Egger x Amberlink chicks will lay either olive or brown eggs. The Easter Egger x Cochin Bantam chicks will lay white eggs and the females will be bantams while the males will be smaller than average-sized roosters. You can purchase a specific chick breed or get a mix. They are a straight run as well. I can meet if it is a reasonable distance away from me."
I feel like I should drop the term "Barnyard Mix" and coin the term Easter Egger x Amberlink cross, or whatever the parents are. I feel like that sounds better to the laymen who is trying to get into the chicken game. Another issues is probably my location. Anyways thank you all for the input

 

[aart]

Facebook may not allow it on marketplace but there are plenty of Facebook chicken groups you can join in your state to sell them

Yes, but you still have to be careful about how you word your post.

 

[bobbi-j]

I appreciate all the input and good ideas. I was thinking about farmer's markets or the flea market. I originally posted the chicks for 5 a piece with a discount on bulk purchases. The quoted part is what I have in the description currently, which has way too much length.
"I have a variety of chicks at a variety of ages. Some are freshly hatched as of this morning, some are a week old, and some are about a month old. I have an Easter Egger Rooster who has bred with my Rhode Island Red, Amberlink, and Cochin Bantam hens. The Easter Egger x Rhode Island Red chicks and the Easter Egger x Amberlink chicks will lay either olive or brown eggs. The Easter Egger x Cochin Bantam chicks will lay white eggs and the females will be bantams while the males will be smaller than average-sized roosters. You can purchase a specific chick breed or get a mix. They are a straight run as well. I can meet if it is a reasonable distance away from me."
I feel like I should drop the term "Barnyard Mix" and coin the term Easter Egger x Amberlink cross, or whatever the parents are. I feel like that sounds better to the laymen who is trying to get into the chicken game. Another issues is probably my location. Anyways thank you all for the input

Yeah, that’s pretty wordy. I didn’t get halfway through. How about, “Straight run chicks, variety of ages. PM for more details.” If you call them Easter Eggers you can bet that someone is going to be upset if the eggs aren’t blue or green.