- May 11, 2014
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Long story short - I walked into tractor supply company intending to buy lawnmower tires with my son and daughter and they both fell in love with the idea of having a pet chicken. We built a coop as a family project which is nearly finished (and didn't manage to squish any fingers), but now chick days are over at TSC.
I built the coop with an eye towards the TSC minimum of six chickens so they would be comfortable. The problem now is - where the heck do I get only six chickens? Everything online I see says the mail order minimum is 15 to 25. I would vastly prefer to pick them up in person just for the experience for the kids but also because I need feed.
Are there any hatcheries in the valley forge or pottstown area? How do folks go about getting smaller lots of chickens? (I had considered buying eggs to incubate for that experience but I don't want to eventually explain why all the boy chickens vanished into the stewpot).
I built the coop with an eye towards the TSC minimum of six chickens so they would be comfortable. The problem now is - where the heck do I get only six chickens? Everything online I see says the mail order minimum is 15 to 25. I would vastly prefer to pick them up in person just for the experience for the kids but also because I need feed.
Are there any hatcheries in the valley forge or pottstown area? How do folks go about getting smaller lots of chickens? (I had considered buying eggs to incubate for that experience but I don't want to eventually explain why all the boy chickens vanished into the stewpot).