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  1. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    You know, for a company that claims to put a six chick minimum in place to discourage impulse buys, they sure do time things with Easter in mind! I know Chick Days went into May last year (and started later).
  2. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    I've heard that they can get around the minimum by selling one as "snake food". You might mention it if anyone gives you a hard time but I would hope they'd replace it since it was only a few days.
  3. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    The Leghorns have yellow legs, Sussex have pink.
  4. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    The face puffs with green legs are really the giveaways. There are only a few bearded breeds and I don't think any of the others have off-colored legs. So, if you find hatchery-bred chicks with both traits, you're looking at EEs.
  5. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    If you post a picture, it will be easy enough for experienced eyes to tell if they'll be red. The bin I saw mislabeled as gold laced Wyandottes was full of chicks of many colors with puffy cheeks and greenish legs. It was oh-so-obvious but I wondered after they refused to listen to reason how...
  6. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    Actually, the big hatcheries ship on Mon, Tues, and Wed to arrive by Saturday but their high-volume customers may get more say over when their chicks ship than the rest of us.
  7. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    I'd guess Old English Game
  8. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    Do you have a co-op near you? I know the one closest to me has a schedule of breeds and dates and they get a nice variety. Not sure if WR were on the list but I know BR were as well as Delawares.
  9. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    I'm thinking of my boys at 11 months... Yikes! Not sure the chicks would have made it. I was worried enough when they were five and able to control their impulses a bit.
  10. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    That's one I haven't heard before. Lots of folks claim to be able to sex them by some subtle appearance differences and I'd believe them if they are a breeder who has been working with the same line for a decade. But hatchery chicks from a breed that isn't sexable by chick down color? No way...
  11. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    That's what I was thinking. $2-3 per doesn't leave room for much. In fact, I suspect they take a loss on chicks to sell accessories and feed.
  12. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    TN also. I'm pretty sure it's 2 or 3 weeks earlier this year than last.
  13. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    The chick at the bottom is a white Silkie. Those are usually the first to go in the bantam bin!
  14. debid

    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    I really doubt they're importing. There is a big hatchery in New Mexico called Privett. Between them and Ideal (Texas), there shouldn't be a need to import to supply the southern states.
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