"Guaranteed" Laying hens from Tractor Supply

[Joey88x]

So July 18 I purchased 5 Starlight Green Eggers and 3 Buff Orpingtons all to be guaranteed laying hens at about a week old. After about a month one started to look different, bigger brighter comb & waddle, and showed dominant traits befitting a rooster. I commented on a previous post where a lady was experiencing the same thing. I can now say that I definitely have a Starlight Green Egger named Mr. I'm glad of the "guarantee" fail though as I live in the woods basically and the flock needed a rooster. So thanks goes to chance.

 

[sourland]

'Guarantees' on chicks comes with an error margin of 10%.

 

[SilverBirds]

Unless you are getting sex links there is no 100% guarantee you will get females. Tractor Supply is a bit notorious for having incorrectly sexed chicks and for mislabeling breeds. Glad your gender mix-up worked out.