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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: CameronS on June 13, 2011, 11:39:17 am

Title: Just on the off chance
Post by: CameronS on June 13, 2011, 11:39:17 am

I was wondering if anyone has/will have day old - week old(ish) chicks for sale, I'm looking to a)add some young stock to my existing flock     
                                                                                                                             b)Expand my hobby into a potential business(but need a starting point)

Any breeds considered, i am in fife and have parents willing to travel a reasonable distance, (or may be able to arrange something)

not looking for massive numbers something between 20-50


Thanks

Cameron  :chook:

Title: Re: Just on the off chance
Post by: Dizzycow on June 13, 2011, 12:02:22 pm

Hi Cameron, why not hatch your own? You can rent an incubator.  :chook:

http://www.merrydalepoultry.co.uk/incubatorRental.htm (http://www.merrydalepoultry.co.uk/incubatorRental.htm) 
http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?95559-RCOM-PRO-20-Egg-Incubator-for-Hire-Top-quality-incubator. (http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?95559-RCOM-PRO-20-Egg-Incubator-for-Hire-Top-quality-incubator.)

Title: Re: Just on the off chance
Post by: Roxy on June 13, 2011, 03:13:33 pm

Good luck Cameron - unfortunately too far away from here to collect chicks.  Just wondering .....what are you going to do with the cockerels (as obviously you will get a fair few out of the number you are asking for)?  And it won't be much of a business with a shed full of cockerels, will it ;D

Title: Re: Just on the off chance
Post by: CameronS on June 13, 2011, 03:50:00 pm

The plan is with any males to keep them separate and fatten them  ::)

I never thought about renting an incubator - will look into it  :)

Title: Re: Just on the off chance
Post by: ellisr on June 13, 2011, 04:05:05 pm

If you want to take this into a business splash out on an incubator it will pay back really quickly