Tractor Supply federal tracking!?

[Sonoran Silkies]

Well, you could ship the extra chicks to your state agriculture committees in your legislature along with a note about how you don't want to have to buy 6 chicks... and ask them to change the law. If a few arrived dead perhaps it would highlight why it is a stupid law. (Not seriously suggesting this.)

Perhaps, since it's Easter-time and small fuzzy stuffed animal chicks are in plentiful supply for not much, you cold send them instead--and make the comment about how you substituted the fake animals instead of the real ones--because YOU were being responsible, unlike the law requiring minimum purchase of 6, which could easily relegate the extra, unwanted one into abandoned ones. That many backyard flocks are built one individual bird at a time.

If there are rescue groups that adobt abandoned chicks or ducks--dump them there, with the appropriate note and a bag of feed.​

 

[Reinbeau]

The reason they make you buy six is because they don't want people buying one or two for their kids, especially at Easter - they don't end up being taken care of properly and die. There is a reason why, it isn't an arbitrary law.

 

[JessaLynn]

Just bought some chicks from TSC today and they had the min.6 which I don't mind obeying and I didn't have to fill out anything just bought em like anything else.No one even seemed to care I was helping myself to the chicks,I could of made out like a fat rat and filled the box up or got less.The cashier asked how many I had but didn't even check.Tisk Tisk

 

[redhen]

i personally think the 6 law is a stupid idea...like someone said...do you have to buy 6 cats, 6 dogs? nope!....AND, think about it...if someone isnt going to keep 2 birds...why would they then keep 6 of them? kinda backwards IMO...

 

[nhnanna]

Didn't have to do that here. Chichester is making you get atleast 12 though. They have it posted too. We questioned it as everyone else is saying six and they said it 12 and they check to make sure they are not selling less.

 

[domino7]

I went to Tractor Supply. I thought they were rude, and there were a couple dead chicks that nobody was in a hurry to remove. It was a real turnoff. I didn't buy any. It's very easy to find people selling chicks, especially this time of year, so I ended up getting some from a nearby farm. Yes, I think the 6 minimum law is just STUPID. We really needed one more dumb law that they can't possibly enforce. Anyone want to buy 2 chicks cheep?

 

[luvs2garden2000]

I seriously doubt that the 6 min. chick is due to the moms that cave into them screaming kids. It is all about that almighty $$$. I am quite sure that them feed store corporations had a beard meeting and said..............let keep all them chicks safe from them terrorizing 4 yr olds, and make it where the public has to buy 6. you buy 6 chicks you need at least the 25 lb bag of feed, a good waterer, a feeder, some of that stuff to put in their water for the first week that has directions for a gillion gallons of water. Oh yea you also need to get stuff for pasty butt.

You know why candy is at the check outs???? Even at the farm and ranch stores.

 

[SunAngel]

I got 20 chicks at TSC over the last 2 days. The first day I didn't have to give them my info, but the following day I did. Although the person didn't even check to see if the info I gave was accurate or not.

Our TSC is making everyone buy 6 each time you buy some. Which really sucked, because today they had RIRs in and I would have gotten 1 or 2, but didn't need 6. I told them I just bought 20 the last 2 days and they knew I was there, but wouldn't budge on their 'policy'. They also had ducklings in, but I didn't need 6 mallards either.

Hmmm, what happens when they only have 4 or 5 left in the bin? Noone can buy them?

 

[countrygirlatheart]

I had to that happen to me when I bought my production hens (not my chicks, but my hens!!) last weekend from a feed store in Houston called WABASH (been around for ages) and they didnt tell me about it till I had already paid for my purchase and was gathering my stuff to leave....."Oh by the way ma'am, you need to fill this form out......it's madated by the government" I asked, what if i dont want to fill it out? then you cant have the hens!!

I filled out the form with the least amount of info I could give and no one checked it for accuracy

. I'm like others above, 1 what I raise is my business, and 2 (no offense to anyone) I dont want the government in my business and telling me what i can and can not do!!!

 

[Buckhorn Farm]

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yes, i went to the register with 8 chicks and i was told they were sold in lots of 6 soooo i had to put 2 back or buy 4 more......now which do you think i did? i came home with 12 of course