You have raised your chickens and now they are ready to be sold but where and how?
Local Township
Abattoir
Shops and Butcheries
Sell from your Farm
The most profitable way to sell your chickens is in Townships. South Africans love chickens and we can consume most of it. Driving through townships does not sound like the ideal business plan, but it works. If your price is rigth you can sell hundreds of chickens per day in townships.
Potential clients come to your vehicle and pick the chickens they want, pay you and it’s a done deal. You don’t really need marketing skills to sell from your vehicle, but you will need someone to assist with sales as it can get busy and you will get confused with the number of chickens sold.
Selling to Abattoirs
This is one of the hardest methods to sell chickens in South Africa. There are only a few abattoirs that will buy your chickens in South Africa. If you are one of the lucky ones to supply an abattoir, you will have to farm with large numbers to make a profit.
Supplying Shops and Butcheries
There are many shops, supermarkets and butcheries that will buy your freshly slaughtered chickens. You will have to get them slaughtered by a certified abattoir and have your paperwork in order to sell to them.
We will discuss setting up an abattoir on your farm at a later point on this website
Sell from your Farm
Selling chickens from your Farm is not only fun but also very rewarding.
Once you are an established chicken farmer people will come to you to buy chickens.
You can sell day-old chickens and chickens that are ready to slaughter.
What is the best way to sell chickens?
Use Social Media. Create a Facebook page, a Twitter feed, or an Instagram account for your hobby farm if you haven’t already done so.
Advertise On Craigslist.
Consult 4-H.
Distribute Flyers.
Use A Livestock Auction House.
Is selling chickens profitable in South Africa?
The South African poultry industry has growth opportunities for new entrepreneurs and small-scale farmers, so now might be the best time to enter the industry, but you’re going to need at least R20,000 to 50,000 to start a profitable business – depending on how big or small you’re starting.