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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: mojocafa on April 24, 2013, 11:33:29 am

Title: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: mojocafa on April 24, 2013, 11:33:29 am: What's a fair price for unsexed, 4 week old, scots dumpy chicks?

Any suggestions appreciated
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: Padge on April 24, 2013, 11:37:42 am: how bizarre....I've just been researching the same question....tho not Scots dumpys... :eyelashes:

I've pretty much found day olds to be £3.00 each to £4.50 depending on breed and how established you are with £1 added per week thereafter....hope this gives you a starting point :sunshine:
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: taz08 on April 24, 2013, 02:23:13 pm: day olds usaully start at £1.50 to £2and a £ per week untill u know the sex
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: taz08 on April 24, 2013, 02:24:29 pm: forgot to say ,, i just bought 4week olds and they were a 5er
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: Victorian Farmer on April 24, 2013, 08:54:46 pm: £4 pound or 3 for £10 best bet
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: taz08 on April 24, 2013, 09:27:50 pm: mmm ta victorian farmer ,, i just been had lol :innocent:
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: Victorian Farmer on April 24, 2013, 11:50:29 pm: IL be selling at thainstone next week i have some black rocks roads heritage hi breads gold tops etc 4 in a cage £20 tops thats £5 per cage selling fee that's £4 each and they are sext and 7 weeks old .
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: Padge on April 25, 2013, 08:14:15 am: how do you sex them at 7 weeks :-[
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: taz08 on April 25, 2013, 09:11:35 am: not allowed to go to thainstone >:(
hubby likes some cash in bank :eyelashes:
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: mojocafa on April 25, 2013, 09:47:59 am: Padge - I am taking a trip to see taz and she is hopefully going to sex mine!
Title: Re: Pricing unsexed chicks
Post by: Victorian Farmer on April 25, 2013, 09:55:06 am: padge they are sex Linkt you get 2 Sussex cock birds 2 roads cock birds and 2 bared rock cock birds run the with the hens and you can sex them .