How many chicks will you hatch in 2026?

[Kung_pao]

Just "done", or are you "done, done", because there is a difference

Just done lol

 

[2ndTink]

Both haha. I tend to keep more birds if they don't sell but a lot of times it's panic rushing to set them up in a bigger area. For some reason sales cut off realy sharply May/June (at least in my area). Last few years I was feeling optimistic from the spring rush and hatched a ton only to have a hundred or so left over - I'm determined not to repeat my mistakes

@Debbie292d did a fall hatch last year to have grown out pullets available this spring, although I think most of them sold much earlier than planned, but, its a great idea!

 

[Debbie292d]

@Debbie292d did a fall hatch last year to have grown out pullets available this spring, although I think most of them sold much earlier than planned, but, its a great idea!

I do have, I believe, 14 left of 40 or so. It is a great idea, but they don't last like I thought they would. I sort of thought more 4H'ers would be knocking at my door, but these have gone little by little from just silkie lovers. Five more or so are going Tuesday.

I'll probably do it again this fall.