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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Hillview Farm on June 21, 2013, 07:54:12 pm

Title: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: Hillview Farm on June 21, 2013, 07:54:12 pm

I'm buying a group of Embden geese as the seller wont split due to wanting a quick sale and they are in need of a new home. I want to sell a few but not sure how much?

They are young (first year of lay) and in pairs.

What should I charge?

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: shygirl on June 21, 2013, 07:56:17 pm

i use to sell mine for £50 a pair but have seen them go for £100 each at our local mart.

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: Hillview Farm on June 21, 2013, 08:12:50 pm

Where is your local mart? I'll send them up!!!

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: zarzar on June 21, 2013, 08:14:41 pm

most people our way are selling pairs £40-£50 at min

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: Hillview Farm on June 21, 2013, 08:21:33 pm

I was offered £20 a pair.... Think I might be advertising

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: shygirl on June 21, 2013, 10:25:53 pm

they are £30 each in tesco freezer so dont sell em too cheap.

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: Shropshirelass on June 21, 2013, 10:53:57 pm

I think £25 -£30 a goose is fair all day long male or female, but have seen them go for upto £40 each & goslings £5 but their very pricey this year due to a lot of people having bad hatches x

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on June 21, 2013, 11:23:01 pm

My goslings were sold at £5 each but we were just covering costs really,  we had no hatching problems,all raised by parents and uncle/aunty:-)) and they were unsexed, sexed ones would multiply the price several times over.


Older geese would be maybe £30-40 for a Laying goose, £10-20 for a gander, or a pair for £50 ish.

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: Hillview Farm on June 22, 2013, 08:53:15 am

Thank you for the help everyone! Best places to advertise?

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on June 22, 2013, 09:37:07 am

here :-))) and local feed stores - horsey and agricultural, also if that doesn't work, local Facebook pages horsey and buy /sell ones, even Gumtree.


However if they are well priced they will sell well, as they are good guard alarms for livestock etc.

Title: Re: How much to charge for geese?
Post by: Hillview Farm on June 22, 2013, 02:54:55 pm

That's a very good point! I will get it a go