Palomino Ranch

We are rehoming our last two ducks before our relocation. These are not Anconas / we have sold all of our breeders / these are our pet ducks - our very favorite girls - and great layers! They are looking for an excellent duck-loving home with lots of space and love. Please reach out if you have a place you think would be a good match for these ladies. 💕♥️ Located in Fallbrook. 💙

All the shades! 🤩 pale blue Easter Eggers, two shades of Olive 🫒 and the Black Copper Marans chocolate 🍫

And now the chickens! 🐓 Laying hens. Starting with two Salmon Faverolles (these two are our youngest chickens and we just love their cute floof.) Also a Cream Brabanter, Rhode Island Red, and a White Crested Black Polish. More to come but that’s the first round. Tough for us to part with these birds!!

The babies are here!
Olive Eggers
Black Copper Marans
Straight run only
Fallbrook 92028
Unvaccinated

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Hatch day today and this little OE popped out super spunky and ready to take on the world! Just waiting on her friends!

I have seen a lot of people asking what an adult chicken should sell for. Let's break down some costs of getting that chicken to its first birthday.

I am going to start with how much that chicken eats. Google that and the common answer is 1/4 lb or 4 oz of food per day. Results vary, large vs small breed, waste, free range etc. But let's use 4 oz as the average figure.

4 oz per day x 365 days in a year = 1460 oz for a whole year

1460 oz / 16 (oz in 1 lb) = 91.25 pounds of food per year. Per chicken.

Thats 1.825 of the 50 lb bags per year. Per chicken.

If a bag of chicken feed costs $20 then 1.82 bags = $36.50

Thats not including time, waterers, bedding, shelters, supplements, medicine, mortalities or a bunch of other costs.

Long story short if you buy an adult bird from anyone for less than about 35 bucks, it's a steal. Literally. They are losing money.