How early should I order my chicks from Performance Poultry?

[Chick_a_dee]

I'm ordering chicks from Performance Poultry next year as they're really close by me, and they have lots of breeds and a few I am interested in.

What I know is that we are ordering 6 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Partridge Chantecler, 1 Red Star, 1 Speckled Sussex, and 1 Ameraucana

Any objections to these picks? Also if it helps, we live in South Eastern Ontario about 3 hours from Ottawa.

How early should I order from them from Performance? ... I want to order soon as last year I missed their order date and had to order from Frey's instead.

 

[silkiechicken]

Don't know about that hatchery as I'm in the US, but if you know what you want, can't hurt to order early. I placed my order in January for chicks in March here in the states. Our feed stores order in Jan for may.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

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I ordered my girls in April/May I believe... for mid July, but I know Performance Poultry sells out fast, and they have a bunch of breeds i'd like to try...like EE's, and Red Stars, and Buff Orps.

 

[patandchickens]

Why not just email Jason and *ask* him

He is not going to have a firm catalog/pricelist or hatching schedule til January or February IIRC (that's where my chicks came from this yr) but I am sure you could ask to be put on a list of expected orders.

This year anyhow (and I don't know why next yr would be different) he only hatches from the first week of May til early to mid June. So you are not going to have very much choice as to when to actually GET your chicks. It's a small operation.

Good luck,

Pat

 

[Chick_a_dee]

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Timing won't matter, we're only a short distance from him and by then our current girls will be laying... I emailed and have yet to have a response. I just want to make sure I can get my "rare," breeds