Everything You Need to Know about the Prices of Heritage and Organic Chicken in the Philippines
This piece is written as a valid response to people who are complaining about the price of heritage chicken and to educate people who want to enter into the free-range chicken raising and breeding business.
Background
On January 28, 2020, less than two months before the Philippine government declared a total lockdown on March 16 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, I purchased a total of 32 chicks of different breeds. This is to replace my flock destroyed by the eruption of the Taal Volcano. The costs of day-old chicks were: Rhode Island Red (RIR) mahogany (₱230), Black Australorp (₱160), Barred Plymouth Rock (₱140), Buff Orpington (₱180), and Light Sussex – Dominant CZ (₱170). I also bought 5 Beijing Fatty (You) for ₱280 each 1 week old.
Months later, the price of these chicks had slight...