I sell them at 3 days. If a chick (a very rare occasion) dies it will be within the first 3 days. I have sold 1000's and never once had anybody tell me there chicks or even a chick died. Thats why i have soooo much repeat business. Hatcheries send them to you on day one. So!!
My ex still lives on the dairy farm he grew up on, his mom had a few chickens for eggs, eventually they came in and said NO chickens with dairy cows...she had to get rid of all.
Yeah... they're pretty hard to come by. I contacted Good Shepard and asked about buying some of their heritage BR chicks, but not surprisingly, I never got a response. I got my eggs from Cackle Hatchery stock.
So hi everyoneI have been gone a few days
Correct, I have feed store purchased babies that I raised to adults. I added a barnyard mix chick after I had it for 6 months. She came with 5 others that turned out to be roosters - got rid of those before introducing her to the rest of the flock. I now have more store bought chicks that will be at least 6 months old before I introduce them to my flock. I would hope that any diseases would show themselves prior to then. My babies I've hatched have been kept separate from all others. If I keep any of those, I'd follow the same time frames.
I've been selling my baby silkie chicks starting at a week old. I've sold them to people that ALREADY raised chickens and know how to care for baby chicks. First time I bought baby chicks, I bought day old chicks. I bought them knowing how to care for babies. So, no, you don't have to wait for a month.
Thats all mine. I try not to treat them like a dog or cat. I try to raise them as chickens. Seen so many people have so many problems and when you really look into there problems there not treating them as such. People hate me when i say it but there chickens!! Stop treating them like a house animal. They are not. And when you do and do the correct maintenance on them you will have healthy and happy chickens. Just the fact of it all.
