Pandemic "chick days"... stores are sold out of chicks...so where online is a good place to buy chicks?

[hayley3]

So we were wanting chicks this year. We don't get some every year but my daughter wanted to get some so we had planned since January that we would get some, even try to find a baby goose for our lone goose.
Because of the pandemic, people think it's an apocalypse and there will be no food, so they are buying up chicks and seeds to be self sufficient. Normally there are plenty when I go but I called the feed store to check their hours and she said they had none.

 

[jastech]

I use to order my poultry from Murray, that was many years ago. I liked the quality they shipped me.

 

[happybooker1]

Google "Best Hatcheries to order chicks from" and they have a list. You might even find a hatchery within driving distance. Or check your local Craigslist.

 

[hayley3]

Okay thanks to both of you!
I did find chicks two counties away so drove over there. They didn't have much but we got 4 buff orpingtons...forgot about them probably being straight run.