Newly obsessed - what the heck do you do with all the chicks?

[macdoogle]

You all make me jeleous. What to do with all the chicks? my last hatch I got one chick out of 16 eggs. She is just fine, thank you very much. Had to go to the feed store and get her a buddy. Spoiled little things. I hope to have the problerm of "too many chicks" soon.

 

[pawtraitart]

I sell them. That way, I can keep on hatching! Yes, I'm a hatching addict. I just love chickens. I have a clear bin full of newly hatched fuzzy butts in my living-room which will all be sold by the weekend. So......that means I can hatch more! My next batch is due March 30th. I hatch every week this time of year.

 

[cherprit]

Well, it's just wishful thinking so far, this is my first hatch, and most are shipped...............so fingers crossed!

 

[pawtraitart]

Sending good hatching vibes your way!

 

[cherprit]

Thank you! I'm looking for the 12 step addiction thread now................I CANNOT keep looking at eggs to buy!

 

[Bette Bee]

I am going to buy an incubator today!

 

[gallatea]

I would count on keeping them. Craigs list and farm stores are overloaded with posts and chickens.

Be responsible - don't hatch them if you don't have the room and resources for them 1st. If you sell some that's a bonus, but unless you do a presale and know there are takers, don't count on it. Where I live, the farm stores all buy from commercial hatcheries and still end up giving tons away at the end because not enough people buy them. They are more of a novelty to get people in the stores. But they do not buy from regular people because of disease etc.. Not to mention, they are already overloaded!

 

[angidee]

I was just thinking this today....
I have a 2 broody bantam cochins sitting on 11 eggs total. I have a brand new incubator just loaded with 19 eggs. While I am able to keep all of these if I cannot find homes for them, I do have to wonder what others do when they hatch batch after batch.
I have lavender orpingtons laying fertile eggs...hate to put such important eggs in with my regular eating eggs, so I was curious what others did with their batches.

 

[KZ]

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It seems like you could presell the Lavendar Orphington chicks. I am on a waiting list for some, but I don't know if the people are really going to remember and contact me - that's the weird part about being on a "list".