Hatchery's out of stock

[Ponyiqandhens2]

I looked on a couple popular hatchery's and u can't get straight run or pullets for at least a month. Still can get roosters lol. I hope this plays out because I hope to sell baby chicks and ducklings in 3 to 4 months. Shouldn't be hard to sell chicks if people can't get em through hatchery. Does anyone know if it's a high demand issue or a disease issue at the hatcheries

It is fairly normal that the first 8-10 weeks are always bad.. most places started taking the orders for the upcoming year during october/november...there are some smaller hatcheries with birds available laye feb..i knowmeyers had to pull a bunch of chicksback this week due to predicted ice storms ..they went to the store to the bargin bins..but they stopped all ordering for feb/early march to get caught up...

 

[springvalley123]

Hoover's has chicks to ship tomorrow. I have only had their EEs and they were one of the nicest colored group of EEs I have had. Not the regular brown.

when you click on the breed, do you actually see pullets or straight run checkmarked?

 

[Percheron chick]

when you click on the breed, do you actually see pullets or straight run checkmarked?

Now they only show male. It was one of the assortments.
Mt Healthy let's me order pullets for 2-22 but who knows?

 

[springvalley123]

Now they only show male. It was one of the assortments.
My Healthy let's me order pullets for 2-22 but who knows?

I guess someone could buy 100 males and end up with 90 in the freezer and 10 pullets...

 

[NatJ]

I guess someone could buy 100 males and end up with 90 in the freezer and 10 pullets...

Definitely an interesting idea.

Of course those numbers rely on their sexing being 90% accurate. If they are more accurate with the sexing, you would have fewer pullets than that.

 

[springvalley123]

Definitely an interesting idea.

Of course those numbers rely on their sexing being 90% accurate. If they are more accurate with the sexing, you would have fewer pullets than that.

and you'd pay a lot, per pound of feed, to get a few pounds of scrawny "meat".