How to make $1000 per week with 25 chickens (really! Not click bait) make money on the homestead

How to be profitable with a small flock of chickens!
This is what we do, we do keep a few extra roosters as we have 4 breeds hatching out currently but these are real numbers and a real way to be profitable on your homestead or farmstead.
Can’t keep a rooster in town, do the same thing with quail, in many places there are no ordinances regarding them, they take up a small footprint, are quiet and we’ve found there’s a HUGE demand for quail!
Best of luck and thanks for sharing in our adventure with us!!!!

[vz]

Don’t worry about the haters. This is solid advice and you didn’t take 45 minutes like most other vids!

[thedeadgypsy]

I can't believe how many commenters don't understand pricing, and how much good purebred chicks are worth. Good on you.

[tristanharris]

One little suggestion? Turn your TV off the next time. It was hard watching this with the background noise. I couldn’t finish.

[ykshan]

Video was made about 3 years ago (during the crazy virus days) but still very relevant today. I think there was a spike in costs for chicks at that time (just like TP being hard to find lol). Feed store pullets or straight runs are about $4-6 where I'm at (mid-USA) where sometimes chicks cost upwards of $8-10 depending on breed. (06/2024).

Thanks for the vid content!

[helensmith]

Thank you for the information it helps. We are drowning in the cost of chickens - you know chicken math. So this helps me and my daughter understand where we want to go. I think we might invest in good quality stock now that we have worked out the bugs, but keep the barnyard mixes for egg sales. we have the room so why not.

[catherinegrace]

I’m breeding for pure bred. I have Rhode Island Red, turkens and white leg horn. I don’t have a leg horn rooster yet but I’ll get one. 😂 I just take my time, keep searching and I’ll eventually find what I need.
I’ve hatched chicks out before without trying but this year I will be trying. Super excited! 👏👏👏
Thank you for the video! New subscriber!

[TheLionKing-]

Something else you should add is that you need to replace your original flock every couple of years because they slow in production. I recommend replacing every 2 years with grow outs. I’m just starting out raising CEO’s. (Chocolate English Orpington’s) I’m hoping I will be able to sell chics next spring and summer. I have 12 hens and 2 roosters. I’m going to have 3 pens and rotate every 2 years, so that I get good production. I will sell one pen of adult birds every 2 years.

[gordonvictoriadrummond]

I dont think you mentioned unless i missed it but half of your 103 hatched chicks will be male, does that affect your custom?

[TheImperfectGardeners]

You are such a kind cool lady. Watching your love for the fluffy butts has inspired my lady and I to jump into the chicken club. We started with 25 road island reds and they are a couple weeks out to start laying. In early spring we are going to do meat birds 75 to 100 birds. Since I had a traumatic brain Injury almost 4 years ago these birds bring so much joy into our lives I believe this is my calling. Quick question what is the best way to market and sell, we have started you tube channels but I would feel better trying to find customers so all our eggs, chicks and meat birds have have a home To go to other wise we will need 8 to 10 full size freezers. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Love your channel.

[coziii.]

10 bucks a chic

I won’t sell any
4-5 bucks a chick
10-15 for pullet / cockerel
25 for egg laying
This is for high quality pure breeds .


Around here you have to go with everyone that has and sells


Same with selling eggs
Flat 3 bucks a dozen .


Meat chickens max 25 bucks but average 15

[cheryllwaldrop]

So would you be netting that much including the cost of the incubators, food, heat, lamps, etc? Or is that gross?

[KillerDude-gztb]

I am wanting to start a chicken farm do you know what two breeds I should start with? And thank you very much for your video.

[davinasquirrel]

Okay, so the main business model is to sell chicks, sell fertilized eggs. But on the side, sell eggs. That presents a problem because you need to run a flock without rooster to sell unfertilized eggs. Selling chicks or fertilized eggs also involves separating out flocks (with roosters) to ensure the pure breeds.

All this is a completely different operation to 23 hens and 2 rosters. For the breeding, you need at least one of each breed of rooster for the breed (and matching hens), whether that be fertilized eggs or chicks. For the side egg business, you need to run hens without roosters (most customers would balk at fertilized eggs for eating).

I am sorry, but this lack of flock/breeding/un-fertilized eggs is not separated out enough, and not a proper business model. Certainly not just with 25 poultry. There is also incubator outlay for chicks, unless you have a great mama in the mix.

This is a small scale commercial operation sold as backyard enterprise, and people are going to be disappointed with the results/reality. This is irresponsible.

As presented, it is also not taking into account, the seasonal variation of production/hatching.

If someone was to achieve this, then separate runs/breeding, and a heck of a lot of infrastructure and seasonal variation in the mix. Please be more realistic if you are selling a business model.

[laurenbingenheimer]

The information you provided was helpful, but the background noise was distracting.

[triciahollowell]

Very informative and much appreciate all the info you have to share. Hope your okay with a little constructive criticism, try not saying um so much. A very common thing for people to do but one of the first things that is taught in public speaking. That being said still loved the video.

[jtecheira]

Finding buyers is always the hardest part

[iwantosavemoney]

That can happen fairly easy with hatching eggs and straight run and auctions.

[lifeisbeautiful]

How about selling organic unfertilized eggs? Would it be a good business considering u r producing 50% of ur own chicken feed?

[spoonnwithsunshinehomestead]

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing 👍🏽

[withwingsaseagleeyes]

I'd say this is a Real Need now! I'd like to be on a piece of land to grow chickens and other animals before the inevitable happens...