This is How to Barter with Chickens & Eggs for Profit
Over the years in raising chickens I have discovered that chickens, eggs and baby chicks are a real valuable commodity. Chickens cannot be replaced with technology and therefore actually retain their value. Even as much as real “money.” One chicken can produce hundreds of dollars in eggs and be used for meat at the end of productivity. A small flock will produce very valuable fertilizer for your garden.
So why barter? Why not? There are lots of things that you can get by trading that is worth MORE than money. Usually if you are a good horse trader (or chicken trader) you will come out far ahead in swapping and make regular trading partners for almost everything you want or need.
Most of the time my trading skills award me more than I ever hoped for or even needed.
Bartering is even older than money and a real useful skill to learn and to pass on to your family.
We at Blue Star Ranch in Austin Texas will trade for almost anything we need or want of value. Garage sale items, groceries, pet foods, frozen foods, movies/dvds, hay, firewood, home made items soaps, candles or crafts, or services from your business, farm labor, lawn mowing, garden items, tools, electronics, video games, working appliances, furniture, clothes or any storage or unwanted items.
Craig's List is the BEST place to put free advertisements for barter.
Be sure the items that you barter are useful to you or someone that you know who can use them. Its not a good idea to trade for garage sale left overs or you will have a lifetime supply of plastic lids and junk you do not need.
One year for Christmas we traded chickens with a lady who closed down her toy store. Now my grandson DID get ELEVEN toy remote helicopters that year, ha! and the kids had a Christmas that they will NEVER forget with a huge toy haul. I have received more kitchen appliances than a restaurant can ever use, clothes for my family, shoes, boots, art work, antiques, you NAME it. Anything you want or need. Plan your ads and just wait for the stuff to be delivered to you from very eager people that otherwise may not have money to pay for chickens and eggs.
I've traded for 1/2 a slaughtered frozen calf, vegetables, home canned foods, soaps and such!
There is even a saying that I am famous for repeating that makes the family GGRRROOOAAANNN when I say the phrase:
"I traded chickens for that!"
My family SWEARS that one day this saying will be on my tombstone. (I am currently seeking a funeral home that needs chickens for an eager sales person LOL)
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