Trading a goat for chickens - what would you do?

[Alice In TX/MO]

I traded a dairy doeling for seven dressed farm raised chickens. The lady took possession of the doeling a month ago.

She called today and said she's going to let me have five chickens because they are big.

I'm feeling resentful.

What would you do?

[nostawmama]

I would tell her the barter agreement was for 7 chickens, size was not a qualifier- quantity was.

[Goat Servant]

Uh oh sounds like you are in the stew pot.
Recently I bought non gmo farm raised, dressed birds. They came out to $3.50 a lb.

[MDKatie]

I would tell her the agreement was for number of chickens, not lbs of chicken. She should either give the doeling back or give you 7 as promised.

[Frosted Mini's]

Get everything in writing!!! And yes, remind her the deal was number of chickens, regardless of size. Sounds pretty sleazy to me for her to do that.

[Alice In TX/MO]

OK. It turned out better than I expected. She brought six, and I said casually, "OK, so I get one more when you butcher the next batch."

She replied, "Oh, we said seven?"

My reply, "Yessum."

So, all is right in my world again.

[nostawmama]

Very good!

[chamoisee]

Next time, get the bill of sale barter agreement in writing...that was a close call!

[Awnry Abe]

Tell her that 5 is fine, but you will be over for Sunday dinner for the next two weeks. And she is doing dishes.

[Wolfy-hound]

Glad it worked out. I would have told her the agreement was for 7 as well. And get things in writing so that no one ends up feeling cheated. She could have totally forgotten what the agreement was, which isn't professional but is human.

[LFRJ]

A doeling for seven chickens? Wow. Those must be some golden chickens!

[aart]

I write stuff like that down, because *I* forget the details if I don't.
Often use email to confirm with participants as a reminder and a record.

[Grumpy old man]

Some people like goats some chickens ,I would never give up 7 chickens for a goat ,But they do work good for clearing difficult brush

[Alice In TX/MO]

The chickens are organically grown, plus she butchered and froze them.

Have you priced organic chicken? Good trade for a little doeling.

[Doug Hodges]

My chickens are free range. I raised them from eggs. I sold a dozen pullets yesterday for $100. My feed bill for my chickens was getting out of hand. Usually they sell for $12 each. I sell my Blue Laced Red Wyandottes for $20 each and my Golden Laced Wyandottes for $15 each. However the roosters sell for $5. I'm sure that's what you were getting. What does organically grown mean? I assume free range. Unregistered doelings in the 40 to 50lb range sell for $65 to $80 at the sale barn(or were last I checked). I wouldn't sell a dressed out chicken for less than $10 each. So basically you got $70 for your Doeling. Is that what she was worth?

[Grumpy old man]

Everything here is organically grown , Myself included !

[Alice In TX/MO]

Yes, Doug. That's exactly how we did the mental math when arranging the trade!!

[lovinglife]

If the chickens were organic, they bought some high dollar organic chicken feed for them, and I think you did get a good deal. Here chickens like that are no less that 20 dollars each. Just because a chicken is free range does not make it organic.

[Grumpy old man]

A free ranged chicken is not organic ??? What do you call high dollar chicken feed ?? Non gmo feed is cheap around here , A quick search brought back certified free range organic chicken 3.5-4.0 pounds for $27.99 each , I'm going to have to start putting out the fancy dinner ware and candles at our house on chicken night from now on ! "Honey would you please pass the Poulet a la riz " (chicken and rice !)

[lovinglife]

Do you not feed your free range chickens? Is your ground and everything on it organic for the last 7 years? Is your non gmo feed organic? Organic feed is non gmo, not sure about just non gmo. Organic feed here for chickens is 27 a bag plus shipping. Guess you live in a better chicken feed area...