Would you buy backyard chicken mutts?

[fluffycrow]

As long as you're upfront with what your stock is, and where it comes from, I don't see an issue.

Of course the price for mix breed, hatchery quality birds will be rather low. It definitely helps to know what people in your area tend to keep; that's what will determine if what you're wanting to sell will actually sell.

Personally, I wouldn't buy them, but my goals with my birds are much different from a person wanting a fun looking group of birds with relatively good egg production

 

[Evadig]

I'd buy them if I was looking for chickens in a hurry. Otherwise I prefer buying purebreds just 'cause I like having historical breeds.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Thanks everyone for your responses! This is all very helpful! And no I’m not looking to sell the birds I posted pictures of. I was just wondering if people might buy chicks I hatched from my flock.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

If I decided to go ahead and sell some of my flock’s chicks what price do you think would be best?

 

[Azhtann]

That would depend on where you live, and the chicken availability in your area, really.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I won't buy from strangers or small time hatcheries.

But if I did, hens probably, roosters likely not. A hen just has to lay eggs and look pretty. If she's got a flaw, I just don't incubate her eggs. But a rooster is 50% of the flock, and the father to every single chick. So I want ro know exactly what he's got going on genetically

 

[No Coop No Problem]

I prefer mutts personally. In general there's far less health issues than purebreeds, and they're definitely less boring. However there's a very wide range in the mutt category, between the useless and the useful

 

[MommyGirl]

Half of my flock are EEs. (technically mutts) so of course I would!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Also I don’t know if this would affect anything but my rooster has never attacked anyone and he is a year and a half.

 

[AprilWC]

Personally, I am not interested in mutts and wouldn't buy them but my goal is standard-bred and competitive show birds. Random mixes would sell for much less than average. In my area, perhaps $3 each. Mixes with a purpose - more than one generation toward a specific goal such as appearance, size, egg color, etc - may go for more if you describe what you're breeding toward and it appeals to customers.