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Lobby Biz Ideas topic #3937

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dlknightTue Oct-06-09 08:50 PM
 
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"Business idea that needs some feedback."
Wed Sep-16-09 05:30 PM by dlknight

          

This is about selling meat chickens. I would take preorders for how many whole chickens people wanted. I would feed them, keep them in a kennel so they would have plenty of room to range. To keep from having to be licensed. I would presell the chickens and basically offer to do the butchering from free. You can purchase day old chicks for less than $2 each. A cornish game hen would be ready to process in 4 weeks, a fryer would be like 6 weeks, and a roaster at 8 weeks. See each cornish game hen for $10, each fryer for $12.50, and each roaster for $15. I have the fenced in range areas already. The only upfront cost to me would be ordering the chickens and the food. I have all my own processing equipment. I only have 11 layers right now but I could order more and actually sell eggs. I started taking preorders last year for tomato and pepper plants I started at home. I had 24 different varieties of tomatoes and 14 different pepper plants. I sold for $3.00 ea. I just did this from my wifes work. In two weeks we sold about $120 worth and there are not that many people working with her. If you bought 4 plants you would get the 5th one free. We have had great comments from the people who bought our plants. Back ot the poultry. I can also do turkeys. I am thinking the minis called White Midgets and a couple of other different breeds.

Well that is it so what do ya'll think?

  

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RE: Business idea that needs some feedback.
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annalaurabrownThu Sep-17-09 03:10 AM
 
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wow, this is totally out of my ballpark as I know next to nothing about this but I would say that as long as you are sure you have the rights and proper license to do this in your area then go ahead with it. I would double check though with your state license people to make absolutely sure it is okay. You can get major fines if you do it and its not.

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JazLiveFri Sep-18-09 03:45 PM
 
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Consider giving free plants to every customer that brings in a new customer. Consider rewarding repeat customers with a punch card; i.e, punch card for five purchases; 5th purchase enter drawing for weekly prize ( free meat ).

>This is about selling meat chickens. I would take preorders
>for how many whole chickens people wanted. I would feed them,
>keep them in a kennel so they would have plenty of room to
>range. To keep from having to be licensed. I would presell the
>chickens and basically offer to do the butchering from free.
>You can purchase day old chicks for less than $2 each. A
>cornish game hen would be ready to process in 4 weeks, a fryer
>would be like 6 weeks, and a roaster at 8 weeks. See each
>cornish game hen for $10, each fryer for $12.50, and each
>roaster for $15. I have the fenced in range areas already. The
>only upfront cost to me would be ordering the chickens and the
>food. I have all my own processing equipment. I only have 11
>layers right now but I could order more and actually sell
>eggs. I started taking preorders last year for tomato and
>pepper plants I started at home. I had 24 different varieties
>of tomatoes and 14 different pepper plants. I sold for $3.00
>ea. I just did this from my wifes work. In two weeks we sold
>about $120 worth and there are not that many people working
>with her. If you bought 4 plants you would get the 5th one
>free. We have had great comments from the people who bought
>our plants. Back ot the poultry. I can also do turkeys. I am
>thinking the minis called White Midgets and a couple of other
>different breeds.
>
>Well that is it so what do ya'll think?

Jaz Live Cash Culture
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