Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[RaZ]

Don't get me wrong about my job, my co-workers or the company I work for. It is a pretty darn good place to work. It is near impossible to find an expert for every department when the job is only part-time and minimum wage.

 

[Candy442]

Sadly, my store has reached the point where chicks are starting to be mixed together in the brooders, due to a lack of space. Bantams are mixed with larger birds. We have one tub of ISA and one of ducks that remain unmixed. The other 4 tubs are pretty much a crap shoot for what you might get. And everything except the ducks has been marked down 50%.
I'm thinking about getting the 5 khaki campbell ducks in a few days if they are still there and marked down.

Unfortunately, my store is severely understaffed and there are only 2 of us who actually raise chickens. Chick Days are a great burden to some of the other employees, thus the mixed brooders. However, all of the chickies are well cared for.

We see that around the Lansing area too, RaZ. They are not able to keep an eye on the tubs so people/kids pick them up and put them back in the wrong ones Always a huge sale too. We like to buy the cornish X like that. Last year Brett was able to get 75 Cornish for a very low price. We resold most of them but always raise 25 for our freezer. Hang in there and thanks for your dedication towards the chicks.

 

[RaZ]

We see that around the Lansing area too, RaZ. They are not able to keep an eye on the tubs so people/kids pick them up and put them back in the wrong ones

All of our chicks are kept locked up in a kennel. Only employees can gain access to them. So any mixing of chicks is on us. All of the employees take very good care of the littles. We even treat pasty butt as necessary. Some people are getting worn out with Chick Days and are looking forward to having them gone and getting back to regular tasks. I guess you can't blame them. Not everyone is chicken crazy.

 

[aart]

All of our chicks are kept locked up in a kennel.

They used the kennel thing here too, new setup this year.
Staff was skeptical, but one guy told me the other day that it's worked out pretty well.
Chick days are tough, selling all that's ordered is a crap shoot.

My local mill guy has the same problem, especially when someone ask for chicks to be ordered then changes their mind. SMH.
He was able to sell most my 8 OE pullet chicks
Kinda wishing I had a bigger incubator now.
But good to have some cash in hand.

 

[ijon]

when is Chicken stock

 

[chickflick]

June 15th. Delta Mills Park in Lansing.

 

[Candy442]

All of our chicks are kept locked up in a kennel. Only employees can gain access to them. So any mixing of chicks is on us. All of the employees take very good care of the littles. We even treat pasty butt as necessary. Some people are getting worn out with Chick Days and are looking forward to having them gone and getting back to regular tasks. I guess you can't blame them. Not everyone is chicken crazy.

I haven't been to TSC around here this year so the kennel thing would be a new addition. In the past, TSC surrounded the tubsthere with livestock gates that did not stop people from picking up babies. Kennel fence good idea though and wonderful you take the time with the babies. I would not want to get a bantam if I thought I was getting a LF though...

 

[1muttsfan]

I think all the TSCs use cages now, they had too much issues with the chicks being handled, and too many concerns regarding infection transmission with children doing much of the handling. All the chicks and ducklings I saw this year had food, water and a clean pen, so maybe they are taking past criticisms to heart.
I enjoy TSC, and have had good assistance any time I needed it. They also have the best reusable shopping bags around - used to be $.99, but went up to $1.29 - still a good deal. And great lawn decor.
Saving eggs to set later this week - loaned out the Hovabator, so I'm borrowing a friend's Rcom instead. I think it only holds 18, so that should limit my hatching to what I can handle.

 

[1muttsfan]

Silly, maybe you could repost your excellent poster

 

[SillyChicken]