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That's really not an option for a lot of people. The only chickens local to me are flea market chickens bred with God knows what. Craigslist and other similar sites have roosters a dime a dozen practically but if you want young purebred chicks, you have to order them. It's not that we are taking the easy way out or see them as disposable....for some its the only way to get the breed they want. Stuff happens. Most of the time chicks arrive safely.
I think the point, though, was having chicks shipped in the middle of winter instead of waiting until the weather warms up. Even chicks that don't get lost in the mail and arrive on time have a significantly higher mortality rate than chicks shipped during better weather. And I think the point Chihuahuamom444 was trying to make was that there must be a better way to get the chicks you want than having them shipped during the time of year when mortality rates are highest and then just treating them as if they were something disposable/replaceable like a nail file rather than a living thing.
While most people have great reverence and respect for life, many do not and see them as completely replaceable, just because the hatchery is willing to replace them.
If I did order chicks, I wouldn't do it this time of year and don't understand why anyone does. That's just asking for a high mortality rate, esp. if you live in an area that has been socked in by bad weather (or if said shipped chicks have to come through one of those areas).
ETA: But that's just me. I would prefer not to put living animals through that kind of torture for my own selfish gain. But... again ... that's just me.
That's really not an option for a lot of people. The only chickens local to me are flea market chickens bred with God knows what. Craigslist and other similar sites have roosters a dime a dozen practically but if you want young purebred chicks, you have to order them. It's not that we are taking the easy way out or see them as disposable....for some its the only way to get the breed they want. Stuff happens. Most of the time chicks arrive safely.
I think the point, though, was having chicks shipped in the middle of winter instead of waiting until the weather warms up. Even chicks that don't get lost in the mail and arrive on time have a significantly higher mortality rate than chicks shipped during better weather. And I think the point Chihuahuamom444 was trying to make was that there must be a better way to get the chicks you want than having them shipped during the time of year when mortality rates are highest and then just treating them as if they were something disposable/replaceable like a nail file rather than a living thing.
While most people have great reverence and respect for life, many do not and see them as completely replaceable, just because the hatchery is willing to replace them.
If I did order chicks, I wouldn't do it this time of year and don't understand why anyone does. That's just asking for a high mortality rate, esp. if you live in an area that has been socked in by bad weather (or if said shipped chicks have to come through one of those areas).
ETA: But that's just me. I would prefer not to put living animals through that kind of torture for my own selfish gain. But... again ... that's just me.
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