They dont last an hour here... they told me i need to be in line 30 mins before the postal delivery arrives! But i like to take time to guess breed and sex, so just grabbing one doesn't work for me. But now my D'uccles don't want to share the room w the cochin... ugh!
I was just reading the tractor supply thread on here the other day, apparently they switched to a new brooder heating system and it’s causing lots of chicks to die since some stores aren’t using them correctly.
Yea, but they will just kill them.. slowly ☹
yes they did. I was at the TSC the other day and a new shipment came. I told the girl they looked cold, but she said they just arrived and that they had lowered the heat plate. (it was still several inches above the chicks)
You could probably invest in a battery brooder like TSC and ramp up production! Not sure how you would streamline your buyer screening process though. Maybe a questionnaire like a dog rescue?
Or a checklist, where they can buy items they are missing directly from you..
Not sure of the rules/guidelines in AZ, but here in Land of Lincoln, at the larger feed store (like the one I go to),,, there is a 6 chick minimum purchase. This does put the One Easter Chick for grandson/granddaughter , at a disadvantage. Some of the smaller feed stores did not post such minimum purchase requirements. They also did not have very large numbers of chicks in stock.
