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[memphisto]

For those of you who sell chickens/hatching eggs/chicks etc

 

When you advertise, by whatever means, internet, in a shop, poultry magazine, do you respond to people even if you have nothing to sell at that time?

 

I ask because we have sent off emails, left messages on voicemails/answer phones, sent forms through websites yet after over a 2 weeks in some cases, we have yet to receive even one response to our enquries.

 

It is a bit disheartening especially when stock is advertised on a website (for example), you notice the website has been updated in the last few days and then there is no response from them.

 

I know a lot of people are hobby breeders and therefore do have a life outside of chicken-ing but surely a polite e-mail saying sorry all sold now or a return of a phone call wouldn't hurt

 

Maybe I'm just old fashioned.....

[Hayleybug]

not a breeder myself sorry, but just wanted to add my support to your comments, i have sent inquiries off to see whether there will be availability of the chickens i want in April when i will have moved into my new house but had no replies and I sent emails about 6 days ago! doesnt take more than about 30 seconds to send a quick reply to that, surely, so I can totally emphasize with you on that score

[Redwing]

People responding to this would be in danger of breaching the 'no advertising' rules of the forum so please keep replies generalised

 

I'd expect breeders to answer my query regardless of what they have for sale or not for sale

 

Certainly the big show this weekend would mean that some breeders may be away from home so that may have an effect on reply times

 

At this time of year there isn't much about for sale from the smaller breeders, due to the rising costs of feed most breeders try to cut down over winter so may not be checking emails as regularly as they could be but anyone who sells as a business should really be replying quite quickly