How much to charge for chicks and pullets

[iiiiiispyder]

Hello,

I have some people interested in buying some of my birds, Have been hatching out quite a few over the past couple months, and I am not certain what I should charge for them.

These are all Buff Orpingtons. Of course I don't know the sex of the chicks, and I figured I would just raise them until I can tell. So I guess I'm asking what a fair price would be for 1 - 3 month old pullets.

I am in Indiana, if that makes a difference.

[TwosCompany]

I'd say around $5. I purchased a blrw pullet that was 12 weeks old and paid $10 for her which we all thought was a high price. I purchased a 6 week old frizzled bantam cochin for $4 recently. Hope this helps!

[KIT.S]

I find that the Buff Orpingtons are easier than others to sex by the size of their combs, even from birth. So far, I've been accurate.
We had a bunch about 8 weeks old that we sold for $7 for the females and $2 for the males. Put it on Craigslist and someone jumped on it so fast that he was at my house waiting for me when I got home from work! (I had already left work when he emailed that he'd be there in 10 minutes!)
We're in Oregon - Willamette Valley near Salem.
Kit
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[WstTxLady]

The older they get, the more they should cost but around $5 for hens & $2-3 for males is fair I believe.

[iiiiiispyder]

Thank you for your replies. I agree that it doesn't take too long to differentiate the males with the orps.

I have been enjoying hatching out these chicks. These Orpingtons have incredible mothering instincts.

[Kim_NC]

Around here POL pullets are $12 -15 very 'common' breeds, something rare like BLRW or pure Ameraucanas are higher. Cockerels at $7 for common breeds.

[bee]

Are you familiar with the quality of the birds you are raising? All of them won't be show quailty even if you started out with show quality stock. There is no reason they can't help cover your expenses. Prices should depend on quality and age. Some may be show quality, breeder quality, eating egg layer flock, pet quality or soup quality. If you did not entend to raise birds for sale but just got carried away with an incubator or broody hen, then you may be more interested in "placing" your extras in a more pet like position.(My best friend has an old age farm for chickens..she is overrun with roosters and still can't stand the thought of eating any of them.) In any of these cases my advice is to go with what you think may be a little high--you can always adjust down or offer multiple purchase discounts.