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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: andy harris on August 23, 2010, 07:49:38 pm

Title: How much for chicks ????
Post by: andy harris on August 23, 2010, 07:49:38 pm

I have 11 / 12 week old pure breed chicks that i want to sell i have 3 white orpingtons,4 jersey black giants,2 silver susex (1 is a cockeral) 1 welish summer and a german valdrik ....not sure how you spell it anyway they are all hens apart from 1.The question is what kind of price do i put on them (per bird). Ive never done this before can anyone help ?

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: Sharondp on August 23, 2010, 08:07:46 pm

I sell Buff orpington chicks at £5 from Day old - 10 weeks, £15 from 10 weeks - POL, then £20 at POL

I sell all pure breed cockerels for £5 each.

Hope that helps!

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: miccon63 on August 23, 2010, 09:06:45 pm

where you from andy. hopefully close might be intrested in a few girls

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: dizzy1pig on August 23, 2010, 09:30:26 pm

hey hope you not starting up in competition!!!!!!!!!!!!
hope sweet n sour are doing fine ;D ;D

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: miccon63 on August 23, 2010, 09:44:17 pm

Only another 99 to go and i might just get close to your lovely extended family ;D ;D
ye the wee girls are doing great still putting a smile on my face every morning
 hows you?

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: dizzy1pig on August 23, 2010, 10:41:38 pm

waitin for my bluebells to arrive..
and tryin my hardest to get some wheat at reasonable price and layers pellets to before the price rise in a week...

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: miccon63 on August 23, 2010, 11:02:22 pm

just bought 3 bags from Meebh yesterday should do me a wee while ;D :wave:

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: andy harris on August 24, 2010, 07:46:36 am

i live in brimingham.

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: BlueDaisy on August 24, 2010, 08:41:17 am

I usually use the £1 per week plus £2 rule, so 12 week olds would be £14
I also sell pure breed cockerels at £5 each, if I can.

I would love to get hold of buff orp 9week old chicks for £5 each - I'd snap your hand off at that price!!

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: andy harris on August 25, 2010, 06:54:07 am

Sorry i would not let them go for £5 each like you said iam lookin to get £14-£15 each for em .Someone i know is coming to look at them he told me to let him know when there ready so he might have them.

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: BlueDaisy on August 25, 2010, 08:31:02 am

Sorry Andy, that comment was directed at Sharondp

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I sell Buff orpington chicks at £5 from Day old - 10 weeks, £15 from 10 weeks - POL, then £20 at POL

I also think the price you can get will depend where you are, it can be a struggle round here to get people to buy anything other than hybrids at £8 each :o

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: andy harris on August 26, 2010, 06:55:38 am

oh right sorry

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: Sharondp on August 26, 2010, 07:01:21 am

Sorry - I add £1 per week too - I wouldn't let a 9 week old go for a fiver either! - 9 weeks is £9, unless 100% obviously a cockerel. As soon as they are sexed, pullets go for £15, cockerels for £5, then £20 at POL.

Title: Re: How much for chicks ????
Post by: BlueDaisy on August 26, 2010, 08:18:06 am

 ;D ;D ;D I did wonder!