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Selling poultry and hatching eggs
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<blockquote data-quote="Lincs" data-source="post: 4369398" data-attributes="member: 28536"><p>I used to do this a fair bit but to make it pay you need a few different breeds and colours which means more feeders/drinkers to fill up each day. Also you risk mix ups with cocks getting in the wrong pen. you find your weekend consumed by no shows and people turning up and wanting to talk for an hour about chickens. To do it properly and keep your egg quality up you need to feed good quality feed and a chick eats a lot from birth to POL. you will also end up with half your stock with no value and depending on breed you will have to take them to a fair age before you know which are cocks and which are hens.</p><p>BUT your number one problem is Mr Fox several times I was hit by a passing through fox who could kill £500 worth of stock just for fun.</p><p>In summary if you do it well and you have the time it can be a profitable hobby and overall I made money, however, I don’t own a single Chicken now....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lincs, post: 4369398, member: 28536"] I used to do this a fair bit but to make it pay you need a few different breeds and colours which means more feeders/drinkers to fill up each day. Also you risk mix ups with cocks getting in the wrong pen. you find your weekend consumed by no shows and people turning up and wanting to talk for an hour about chickens. To do it properly and keep your egg quality up you need to feed good quality feed and a chick eats a lot from birth to POL. you will also end up with half your stock with no value and depending on breed you will have to take them to a fair age before you know which are cocks and which are hens. BUT your number one problem is Mr Fox several times I was hit by a passing through fox who could kill £500 worth of stock just for fun. In summary if you do it well and you have the time it can be a profitable hobby and overall I made money, however, I don’t own a single Chicken now.... [/QUOTE]
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