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Preston Cummings:
I'm looking at selling some birds later this spring but don't know how I should price them...
The birds I'm selling are not ameraucanas but I figured that I would ask people who have bred and sold their birds for some time. Can y'all tell me a good price for eggs, chicks,  and started birds?

The first breed is the belgian d'Anvers. I've won 2 junior grand champions and 1 reserve junior grand champion with my stock. Some of what I am selling is coming directly from those birds.

The second breed is the campine. I have won 2 res. champion LF.

Remember that I am only a junior!

Thanks, Preston

Lee G:
Hi Preston,
I think pricing depends a bit on supply and demand in your area, as well as the quality of the birds.

I know around here hatching eggs start at $2.50 per egg and up...some go way up past feasible to downright ridiculous imo. Day old chicks average $8 to $10 a piece, with the price often increasing by a dollar for every week they're brooded. POL pullets fetch the best prices at $20-$25, and good quality breeding pairs/trios go for anywhere from $75 to $100+

Hopefully someone in your area will have better insight as to what your market is like. Good luck.  :)

Mike Gilbert:

--- Quote from: Hannah Brush on July 08, 2014, 09:48:50 PM ---I sell my LF Ameraucana eggs for 10$-12$ bucks an egg if that helps you any.  :)

--- End quote ---

That is just deplorable.   This club was started in 1978 with the idea of fanciers helping other fanciers to promote the breed and develop it.  The last thing we had in mind was to cash in on the blue egg craze, although many older poultry people thought that was what we were up to.  We proved them wrong back then.   I can't begin to count the number of times I and others gave good birds away, or sold show winners for $ 5 or $10 apiece.   There is not a chicken egg in the world that is worth $10, but there are apparently plenty of ignorant people willing to pay it.   They usually don't stick around for long. 

Sharon Yorks:
Cool your jets, Mike. It may be worth noting that we have new members (some are juniors) that are just starting out and are learning the ropes. Gentle guidance would go much farther than criticism.   

John:

--- Quote ---There is not a chicken egg in the world that is worth $10
--- End quote ---
It depends on the what a buyer is willing to pay.  I'll go with a free marketplace over fixed prices. 
Some say that professional athletes aren't worth millions of dollars a year, but as long as spectators are willing to pay and it doesn't affect me it doesn't matter to me.

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