My local TSC gets their first shipment this Wednesday! I'm so excited! I have chicks/ducklings coming from Ideal on Thursday. This place is about to be overrun with baby animals!!
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Go to the duck forum and do some research. Ducklings do have some different care requirements than chicks. Research beforehand. You can browse through the duck forum and see how many people lose ducklings because they are not prepared.mine tsc gets their chicks and ducklings on monday the 25th.im going to get 6 chicks and 3 ducks i have my brooder mostly ready its 4x4 and i split it in half one side or ducks and one or chicks . i put the chicks waterer and feeder in the one half for the chicks. idk how to care for baby ducks do you take care of them like baby chicks or i had a friend who got two little dishes they put water in one and a water feed mix which should i do, im planning on getting campbell or swedish
You are so very lucky with your TS ordering from McMurray! They do the 3 different vaccines for the Marek's if it's ordered. You are 100% right about asking the person who has done the ordering and it is not out of the question to ask for copies of their invoices for the chicks.You definitely need to talk to the person that does the ordering at your specific Tractor Supply. Don’t just talk to anyone there, talk to the person that does the ordering for any specific information. One of the other employees might be able to tell you something basic like when they are expected, but then they might get it wrong and you can miss it.
Not all Tractor Supplies get their chicks from the same hatchery. Not all order the same types of chicks. Some will order pullets, bantams, or something else and know enough to keep them separate from the regular straight run chicks. Some don’t. Some will order chicks once and it’s over with. Chick Days lasts less than a week at my local TSC. They have four bins: ducks, bantams, red chicks, and mixed chicks. No pullet bin. Some will keep getting new chicks for months and give you several options.
Some Tractor Supplies will let you order specific chicks as part of their big order and let you know when to come pick them up. That way you can get around the minimum shipping numbers some hatcheries have and the TSC takes the risk of chicks dying in transit. My TSC orders from McMurray and will order chicks for you, but those are delivered straight to your house and the McMurray minimums apply. I’m better off just ordering them myself and avoiding the TSC mark-up.
And you can check with the other feed stores. TSC is not the only ones that have Chick Days. My local Orscheln’s has a much better one that my local TSC.