I was shocked that I could sell them that high
Do a little research and see if they might pay well for certain things.. like average folk may not pay fair price for a Silkie to eat. But some value the melanistic breeds with black skin (usually Asian). Others might prefer a yellow skin bird.. but since we are talking secondary purpose here..
of course that has died down over here. We’ll see how it is in the springDo a little research and see if they might pay well for certain things.. like average folk may not pay fair price for a Silkie to eat. But some value the melanistic breeds with black skin (usually Asian). Others might prefer a yellow skin bird.. but since we are talking secondary purpose here..
Many Latino families may be capable of harvesting their own meat.. which honestly for me.. is time consuming and not a desirable activity. I used to pay someone else to harvest my birds.. only $5 each and it was worth it in the beginning.. until I wanted a higher quality workmanship and also not need to rely on someone else schedule. It takes ME 45 minutes per bird, working at a very casual and cathartic pace. So YOUR value may be different than mine.. I MIGHT sell a live older bird to be harvested by someone else for $10.. and consider it to be making room, diminishing feed cost and antics, already have most it's usefulness in breeding, just making it worth more than putting on my own table. FOR ME, not less than $10 alive or $15-20 harvested... but a better choice is filling my families freezer. If I don't have the freezer space, energy, or heart to harvest.. I have given older birds to the family and consider it win win.. I
f your making enough to call it a business and itemize deductions.. any contributions can be counted in your write offs.. perhaps.. worth more to harvest and give to a 501c3.. You MAY even be able to take a loss for the first few years.. to cover your cost of housing and such getting set up.. Do you happen to have a CPA you can discuss these options with? One breeder in Florida told me there are federal write offs for your property, might be able to get green belt zoning, write offs for medical insurance, etc.. if you're serious.. it COULD become a viable operation.. it always takes money to make money..
I don't think I can raise a bird to harvest age for under $10 live. And no one can get humane raised and harvested, pasture raised, heritage poultry for cheaper. Remembering I am talking about heritage breeds which taste like chicken and cannot be compared with the watery mush most market chickens are today. At markets like whole foods.. a young (not old) bird would go for an obscene amount of $.. well I mean your eggs are already going for an obscene price and would NOT expect that to be the norm.
If you keep under a certain # of birds in your flock you can legally sell so many without any special permit.. Couple quick resource links to reference..
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/mpes/esqm.html
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/mpes/pdfs/Quick_Reference_Guide.pdf
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Sorry, I'm kinda disorganized, short attention span, and too much information competing for memory space.. so I get all over the place sometimes..
But.. I can't stop all the learning fun!
Hello,
if you have the land, a contract with a major poultry producer would get you started. here in Delaware there are many chicken houses. from what I understand, the contract will provide funds to build the house and provide starter chicks. you are locked in to using their feed and other things. these houses are not small. 500 feet is not a uncommon length.
local chicken eggs are $2 a dozen (large eggs). pullet eggs are $1.5. duck eggs are $3.
