hatchery - last orders date?

Most send out chicks year round. Specialty and game birds are more seasonal.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.