When I want bantam pullets, I typically order 3x that many straight run chicks, and expect to eat a bunch of tiny cockerels (or feed them to a dog, who is not at all picky about what size a chicken is.) I think it's still cheaper than buying sexed pullets, especially because it can make the order large enough to avoid small-order extra shipping charges.I wish I had them lol. Why do they have to be straight run 90% of the time, or 20 dollars a chick for female chicks
Yeah my youngest Self Blue I so wanted to be female. But by 2 weeks, I knew he wasn't, lol.I wish I had them lol. Why do they have to be straight run 90% of the time, or 20 dollars a chick for female chicks
Where do you usually order bantams? I feel like most reputable hatcheries are around 5-6 dollars a straight run chick with pullets being around 16-17 dollars. The cost to raise the straight run chicks until they're meaty enough to eat is more than the meat is worth too, which is so frustrating. I guess I'm not getting bantams any time soon
I've never ordered from a hatchery and had them shipped. Bantams, anyway. But the Rural King here, if you catch them within the first few days of getting chicks, usually has probably 4 dozen in their assorted bantam bin. You'd have to be good at telling what breed is what, of course. But one of my last trips in there, they had about 8 cochins. It was all I could do not to get those!Where do you usually order bantams? I feel like most reputable hatcheries are around 5-6 dollars a straight run chick with pullets being around 16-17 dollars. The cost to raise the straight run chicks until they're meaty enough to eat is more than the meat is worth too, which is so frustrating. I guess I'm not getting bantams any time soon
Don't give up hope, yet! I honestly think it's still too early to be certain either way. The width of the comb isn't as tell-tale as the color - and you're still a couple of weeks away from seeing any "pinking up." They are both beautiful, healthy-looking babies.
