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hatchery - last orders date?

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by Chelly, Jun 2, 2007.

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  1. Jun 2, 2007 #1
    Chelly

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    Does anyone know when each of the hatcheries stop sending out baby chicks?
    (Ideal, MM etc..)

    Thanks
     
  3. Jun 2, 2007 #2
    PurpleChicken

    PurpleChicken Tolerated.....Mostly

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    Most send out chicks year round. Specialty and game birds are more seasonal.
     
  5. Jun 2, 2007 #3
    Chelly

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    Oh I hope so.....
    I'm only going to be able to order in August or so, and a lot of those I see in MM catalog, say only shipped through July!
    Some say October....
    Perhaps that means those prices are only valid till that date, and perhaps I will get new reading material when a new catalog arrives! [​IMG]
     
  7. Jun 3, 2007 #4
    BirdBrain

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    CHelly,
    Why don't you go ahead and put in your order for what you want so they are not Sold Out when it gets to August. I would think that if you had your order in "first" you would stand a better shot at getting what you want. With most hatcheries you can choose your delivery date.
     
  9. Jun 3, 2007 #5
    joanna

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    I would think the intense heat of an august delivery date would only add uneccessary stress to the babies.

    I know that our local feed store sells chicks in the spring & again in the fall, but not in the "summer". It's kind of nice though because they put the chicken stuff on sale about now, so I can replace feeders and such while saving a little $.

    JMHO
     
  11. Jun 3, 2007 #6
    Chelly

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    I don't want to order right now - as we're in California, moving to Nebraska at the end of july-ish... no set date, we will also have to build the coop etc...
    I'm terrified I will order and they'll arrive and I won't be ready for them.
    I want to get them as soon as I can so they're grown before it gets freezing cold out there. I've never lived where there is snow, so that concerns me.
     
  13. Jun 3, 2007 #7
    Judymae

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    I just got an order of chickies from Ideal and on the packing slip it said 'Hatching Year Round'. I do know that they run out of certain breeds. I had ordered golden campines and Iwanted to add more after I made the initial order but they had sold out. I still got the originial order just no extras. Some of their breeds said sold out til 2008.
     
  15. Jun 3, 2007 #8
    Chelly

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    Wow, I'm assuming then if they're sold out till 2008 on certain breeds, then people are ordering WELL in advance!

    Perhaps I should order soon......... I'm just, well...chicken!
     

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