"My Pet Chicken.com": Shipping Prices for 8 Birds

[tnchickenut]

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You know, they used to be better. They started out as a breeder group and I think they should have stayed that way.

 

[KentuckyChick]

That price is for express shipping which is required with small orders. I ordered six chicks from Meyer, only to do the same thing the next week. So yeah, for 12 chicks I paid $62 in shipping. But I got them overnight, and they are all alive, happy and healthy, and sexed. So to me, it was worth it.

 

[nanawendy]

I can't justify that shipping charge either. I go for our local feed stores> They are very good and I know I'm lucky. One store has standard breeds very early. The other have unusual breeds...which is fun. I just go back and forth. The only draw back is the stop selling in early May

That's ok though I'm maxed out for the time being.
How about investing in one of those little incubators??

 

[Keara]

I was at a local pet store the other day, and was suprised to see "barnyard mix" chicks in the lizard snake room. I guess they didn't want to keep them in the rodent room!

so check your local pet stores!

 

[tnchickenut]

my local TSC has chicks right now... just saw them getting feed and thought I would share with you. They were just your average layers. RIR, Comets, Black Stars, Leghorns.... every TSC is different though...so I'd just call around if I wwere you.

 

[Salt and Light]

When buying from a feed store, what are the chances of getting roosters versus hens? Is it the same thing as ordering from a breeding facility?

 

[nanawendy]

In 37 chicks over the last year and a half I have never gotten one. I did get one from eggs a neighbor gave me . I had a hen that insisted on going broody. I love him though...he's just starting to crow

 

[gutfiddle]

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+1 i just bought 4 chicks for $1.50 a piece at the local feed store.

 

[TcherDawn]

10 chicks was 43.25, overnight shipping was 31.95= $75.20

 

[kingdr85]

C-list....especially in Florida!