Running a Pheasant Farm

Projected Profit: $6500-$8500 minus food costs.

This is an idea for a kid who loves hunting. Be sure to ask your parents before using this or any other ideas.

If you live on a farm and have property, you can start a pheasant farm. You buy pheasants in the spring and sell them in the fall. You can find pheasants for $1 each. You're going to have to feed these birds for 4-6 months, but then you can sell them for $14-$17 each for male and female.

If you were to raise 500 chicks, you would be making $6500-$8500 minus food costs. If you wanted to raise more chicks, you could take it on.

Goldfish Pond

Projected Profit: $2,447.50-$2,947.50 per event

This is for any person who wants to have a little fun.

The ideal locations for this attraction would be carnivals, fairs, and fundraisers. Buy a plastic pool for around $20, and put Goldfish in it. Sell the Goldfish for $4 if you catch it, or a dollar more if they want to catch it in a net (5$ in total). If they want a Poloroid picture taken of them and their new goldfish, charge them an extra dollar ($5-$6).

For example, if you sell 500 goldfish, you would be making anywhere from $2500-$3000 dollars in one event. If you want to expand more, you can purchase a farm animal troph that looks like a metal pool. It's a little deeper, and you can put more fish in there.

Price of goldfish vary, but in quantities you can get them for 2-7 cents each. If you paid 4.5 cents each gold fish (average between 2 and 7 cents) the cost for all 500 goldfish would be $22.50. The pool would be $20, and the hose $10. You're total investment would be $52.50 to make $2500-$3000.