ThreeBoysChicks - Sold Sheep and Guineas, what to buy.....

[20kidsonhill]

Having your child play on a sports team is getting really expensive, it is a shame, I am sure it keeps some children from trying out. In one year, just for one of my children, I had to spend around 500 on soccer stuff and fund raisers for her to be on the JV team and another almost 1,000 for her to take a trip with her school choir class. I haven't allowed her to go on any more trips with choir, we just can't afford that. My banking account was drained that spring.

My son needs a new glove, shoes, pants and bat for baseball, he starts ON Monday for the county league, I bet it will be near $150, if we are careful about how much we spend. I don't know what the answer is. It was 70 to sign him up to play in the league.


Hope your kids have a good season.

 

[Queen Mum]

Wow, no kidding. My son wanted desperately to play little league when he was younger. We couldn't afford it. I had to say no. Sports is so good for kids. But it is expensive. We opted for scouts instead.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Yeah and it doesn't help that for Little League and for High School Baseball, they have chagned what is allowed with regard to bats. We actually purchased a bat for our middle son 2 years ago, but now it is not allowed anymore.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Ordered 50 chicks from Meyer Hatchery - They shipped 52 on Monday 3/5 - The Post Office called at 6:50 am to say they had arrived - 51 are very active in the brooder this morning. The beautiful thing is that most of them are already sold. I get to keep some for my laying flock and I still make some money in the end to help pay the feed bill for all my other animals.

Hatched out my first Buff Orpingtons of the year, they hatched yesterday and are being picked up Friday.

If only we could hatch out Goats every 21 days. We could make a lot more money.

On the Nina front, she is doing very well. This morning, she jumped up on the milk stand all on her own. Their might have been a treat or two waiting on the other side of the head stall, but hey we must do what we must do.

Beuatiful sunny day here. Unfortunately, I am working from home.

Everyone have a blessed day!

 

[elevan]

I love Meyer Hatchery! What breed did you get from them?

 

[daisychick]

Chick season here too! I have 25, 1 week olds getting ready to move out of their tiny brooder to make room for 50 chicks arriving Friday, and I have 30 eggs in the incubator. Hopefully mine sell as fast as yours did. My son has already picked out one pullet for his "keepers"

 

[marlowmanor]

Hmmm...maybe I need to tell DH buying chicks and selling them is a good business venture. I see tons of them listed on CL though so maybe it wouldn't be the best idea around here. Plus I'd have to have people come to my house which I don't like to do!

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Hmmm...maybe I need to tell DH buying chicks and selling them is a good business venture. I see tons of them listed on CL though so maybe it wouldn't be the best idea around here. Plus I'd have to have people come to my house which I don't like to do!

The key is to get started before the Feed Stores start carrying them.

I have a website and have many repeat customers who want 4 or 5 chicks. So I take orders. These cost me $2.00 per chick to get them here. I sell them for $5 per chick. For a few, they ask me to raise them until they don't need heat. I then charge $8 per chick for the extra 2 months of feed.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I love Meyer Hatchery! What breed did you get from them?

5 Silver Laced Wyandottes - I am keeing two.

19 Easter Eggers

25 Brown Egg layer Assortment - they look like reds (production reds or Rhode island Reds), barred rocks and one buff orpington.

 

[marlowmanor]

Hmmm...maybe I need to tell DH buying chicks and selling them is a good business venture. I see tons of them listed on CL though so maybe it wouldn't be the best idea around here. Plus I'd have to have people come to my house which I don't like to do!

The key is to get started before the Feed Stores start carrying them.

I have a website and have many repeat customers who want 4 or 5 chicks. So I take orders. These cost me $2.00 per chick to get them here. I sell them for $5 per chick. For a few, they ask me to raise them until they don't need heat. I then charge $8 per chick for the extra 2 months of feed.

Maybe if we ever move and have more space we could venture into selling chicks. Right now I don't see us having the space to do loads of chicks. We may get some new chicks ourselves this year. No clue really. DH was thinking about it Monday and we looked at TSC and our local feed store (feed store was out and TSC had a low supply and all EEs were the same color as I had when I got the chicks that are now adults). Then of course we ended up getting our hamsters so chicks are on hold right now. I do know I want some color variety to add to our flock. Our flock is predominantly red/brown and it is kind of boring to look at. Heck I'd have no problem just adding adult birds if DH would ok it.