Tractor Supply Co. Horror Story

[kissezmychicken]

I bought from a "pullet" brooder there and got 100% males. No joke. 100% of 10 were roos. Don't sell "pullets" if you don't know what you are selling. Yes Tractor Supply. .

 

[CannedMonster]

I’m sorry that happened to you. It’s a story I’ve heard all too often.

Tractor Supply does not care wether their employees know anything about chickens.
They’re more interested in wether they can drive a forklift.
It’s very unfortunate that some people are willing to BS customers though
I’m amazed how many people will get animals of any species and not do any of their own research.
I was reading books about chickens and lurking on BYC 2 years before I even got my own birds.
I highly encourage others to do the same! It’s very empowering to learn and teach yourself what you need to know.
It gives you the confidence that you can handle the basics.
Best of luck with your birdies!

 

[Clucking_Caramel]

I would have noticed if the container was labeled straight run.
Also I do not have exact dimensions of the coops and pens, but it basically looks empty with the four birds there now. I'm planning on more pullets to even out the hen to roo ratio.

 

[Clucking_Caramel]

This is just all so stressful..

 

[MinervaELS]

They may not have been labeled, but they were straight run. They only sell silkies straight run, and I don't think I've seen sexed RIRs there either (though that may just be my store).

Don't let it be stressful anymore! Limit yourself to one roo and get some more ladies, preferably chicks that you know are pullets like sexlinks. Make sure that they all have enough space and everything will settle down.

 

[Clucking_Caramel]

Who do I off? The isolated one?

 

[MinervaELS]

Personally, I'd keep my favorite one or the nicest one. Hopefully those are one and the same! Though without competition the remaining roo might settle back down a bit as well. Being young and not having enough hens to go around is probably ratcheting up the testosterone and aggression levels quite a bit.

 

[Mark Armstrong]

Over the last 2 years I've bought my chicks at a local farm & ranch store, first batch was 4 rir, 4 black sex links, 4 amercaunas, all advertised as pullets and 6 months later that's what I got, 2nd batch from the same store was mixed straight runs, 2 roos and 4 pullets, don't much trust the big box farm and ranch stores when it comes to chicks

 

[Ruralhideaway]

You could always ditch all the roosters, start a few more pullets, then add a grown and known to be nice rooster. Or get a calm breed as a chick, the older girls will teach him manners. I have an obnoxious cockerel right now who is awful to the small and mellow pullets, but my big girls just look at him and he runs. So he's only allowed with them. He's learning to woo not throw them down by the head.

 

[Mark Armstrong]

A friend gave me a handsome copper marans roo who was a perfect gentleman around the girls, unfortunately I lost him too a bobcat, I have a 4 month old ameracauna roo that is coming up, we'll see how he works out