How do you deal with the "Easter Hatchers"?

[sixlittlechicks09]

Hey everyone!
So I posted an add on craigslist a few weeks ago because we had SOOOO many eggs. I got a few responses, and a woman even hatched three out of a dozen last week (WOO!)
But I got an email today that makes me a little uneasy... And I really don't know what to tell her.
This is the email:

Hi, I am looking to incubate 3 eggs so that my daughter can watch the chicks hatch in time for easter. I would be very interested in purchasing a few eggs from you and would also love if you could give me a little info on where to get an incubater and the process. Thank You so much.

I didn't really know what to say? I don't want to come off as a "chicken know it all" and I would love to sell her some eggs, but I feel like she probably doesn't want them for the best reasons... And I worry what will happen if/when the three cute little chicks she hatches grow up...

I wrote her back this, but haven't sent it yet.

Hi!
Before you'd do anything, I would go to www.backyardchickens.com and check out the forum. There are a lot of knowledgeable people that can help you with the incubation process, were to buy an incubator and what to do once the chicks are hatched. Raising chickens is a great , and getting to see them hatch is an awesome experience, but I would definitely spend some time on backyardchickens.com looking into the posts before I jumped into hatching. I would hate for you and your daughter to have a bad experience, especially when chickens can be so much fun!
-Liz

What do you guys think? Does it sound rude? I don't want to deter someone from getting chicks, but I don't want to sell potential chicks into a bad situation.

 

[Teresaann24]

I think you did the right thing by sending her here and just educating people. I have had this same thing to deal with. I educate and sell them the eggs or chicks and ALWAYS give them the option if they can't take care of them or have any problems they can contact me.

 

[easttxchick]

Glad you thought ahead on this.
I will not be selling chicks or ducklings at Easter-period.

 

[debilorrah]

I would also include a paragraph stating that chicks need care like other animals do. I would tell her what she needs once they hatch: Brooder, shavings, waterer, chick start, heat lamp. I am really bad. I tend to go to the feed store and buy chicks at Easter and then sell them as started birds after the holiday.

 

[Illia]

Wow, there's actually people who try and go out of their way to spend the money to get an incubator just to HATCH their own Easter chicks?


What ever happened to the good 'ol "buy a chick from the feedstore" thing? Wow. Learn something new every day.

 

[sunnychooks]

Don't forget to mention the possibility of hatching 3 ROOSTERS!

 

[sixlittlechicks09]

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LOL Didn't think about that! Well I emailed her back. Here's hoping things go well!

 

[arabianequine]

You put this site in the email that you are posting this on....so they might see it that would make some irritated alone. I would have sent that but not posted it on here for them to see.

 

[bluesub]

This is how I ended up on BYC... my daughter's science teacher hatched some eggs in the classroom and needed to find a home for them. The first home she had picked out wasn't going to work and then her niece was going to take them and then I ended up with them before I found another BYC-er to add them to their wonderful flock. I could care for them when they were little, I just wasn't ready to build a predator (and beagle)-proof coop and run in my yard.

 

[AKsmama]

I would have flat-out asked her what she was planning on doing with them after they hatched. If she wasn't planning on keeping them herself, properly, then no-go. And yeah- what if three cockerals hatched? People just don't think.

Her daughter can watch videos on YouTube of chicks hatching.