Small Business

I’ve decided to take more of a financial interest in the small sales my dad does around here with selling eggs, rabbit meat, turkeys, and some pullets.

Generally my father was at a loss each month at the old place. Selling eggs and rabbit meat and such was just a way to get extra money for a hobby, that hobby being having and taking care of animals.

Personally I think he should at least break even with the cost of food vs the cost of selling eggs and meat and pullets. So that’s what I’m going to try and do. If we can get a little profit out of it, all the better, but breaking even is my goal.

Usually dad doesn’t really keep track of what goes out vs. what comes in. So this year I’m going to start calculating feed expenses vs. sales, and adjust prices accordingly. There will be more initial cost up front because we have to buy all new chickens, we have to buy material to build all new pens, and I plan to buy a nice incubator so we don’t lose so many eggs like we used to (especially peacock eggs).

We still have our rabbits, a turkey, and a female peacock left. He gave the guinea hens to my uncle, which I wasn’t too happy about, but we’ll just have to get new guinea hens. We also need to get a new male peacock. Surprisingly baby male peacocks are pretty pricey ($30-$40 each on a good day), which is precisely why I want one so I can start incubating the eggs and taking the babies to auction.

I’ll probably post more thoughts on all of this as I get more organized with them.