Anybody heard from Tractor Supply, about Chick Days ?

[Madjohn85]

I just came back from TSC and get 6 chicks. 5 plymouths and 1 random from the red pullet bin.

It did not occur to me to ask them and I may cal them later, but do they sell roosters??!!? Beause I just assumed they were all hens!!

 

[ChickensXOXO]

I just came back from TSC and get 6 chicks. 5 plymouths and 1 random from the red pullet bin.

It did not occur to me to ask them and I may cal them later, but do they sell roosters??!!? Beause I just assumed they were all hens!!

At the farm store, they were marked "Pullets" or "Straight Run."

We got chicks at TSC now, but I didn't notice them too much. Bought my new chicks from the farm store today.

 

[Madjohn85]

I just called them. :::sigh::: it was a straight run for the Barred. :::sigh::: So potentially, I could have bought 5 roosters.


...great...

 

[featherz]

I just called them. :::sigh::: it was a straight run for the Barred. :::sigh::: So potentially, I could have bought 5 roosters.


...great...

Barred rocks are usually sexable at this age with some degree of reliability. Check for big messy head spots - more likely to be a boy. When they feather in, usually the boys will be lighter than the girls. There are always exceptions, but that's one way to guess if picking from the straight run bin.

 

[ChickensXOXO]

I just called them. :::sigh::: it was a straight run for the Barred. :::sigh::: So potentially, I could have bought 5 roosters.


...great...

The bantams were marked as straight run, so I have no idea what my 7 chicks will be either. Hope I get lucky with at least a few nice girls. There's one I really like so far... really hope it's a girl!

 

[OakLeafFarms]

I went to the Latrobe TSC and they had Red Pullets, Tetra Tint Pullets and Straight run Light Bramah's marked 50% off

I called the one in Delmont and they had Red Pullets and Black Pullets

I picked up 2 Mallards last night, and they had Tetra Tint Pullets that just came in.

 

[jecombs]

Just got our chicks from TSC today! We got 5 Buff Orpingtons! I am so excited! There was one bin marked "straight run" so I'm assuming all mine were sexed (and were hens). I have wanted and researched getting chickens for the past year. So excited to finally have them!

 

[Bullitt]

Just got our chicks from TSC today! We got 5 Buff Orpingtons! I am so excited! There was one bin marked "straight run" so I'm assuming all mine were sexed (and were hens). I have wanted and researched getting chickens for the past year. So excited to finally have them!

Straight run means that the chicks are a mix of boys and girls. You are now the proud owner of a couple of cockerels, most likely.

 

[Crazyland]

What are Tetra tint? Never heard of them.

We just got sucked in... somebody should have told me no!!! I already have 10 RIR chicks from a breeder. Now I have 12 bantams and 6 California whites to add! My layers also give me 4-6 eggs a day... I am going to be over run!
Of course the bantams dont have a breed list. I had chosen the oddballs and then let the kids pick.
They had mallards, don't want them. Barred rocks, pullet bin, broilers and California whites.

I had called around to several tsc. One won't get chicks for 3 months!!! One has been closed since tornados took it out last year. Another had just 10 chicks. The one we went to had about 200 birds.

 

[OakLeafFarms]

Tetras are a hybrid designed for production laying. The Tints lay a creme colored egg. There are six varieties: Tint (creme), White or Blanca (white), Harco (Dual Purpose), Amber (white feathered brown), and Brown or SL (brown).




http://www.tetraamericana.com/