Tractor Supply Online Ordering??

[The Moonshiner]

TSC is just playing the middle man for the hatchery.
I don't know why anyone would buy through them when they can order straight from the hatchery.

 

[DrumstickRanchTex]

You are correct. TSC is a middleman and the workers there don’t seem to know much about poultry. They will tell you anything to get the chicks sold. There is no recourse if you get the wrong breed or gender.

 

[Cluckerzfamilyfarm]

Very true! I ended up going with hoovers hatchery. They were shipped yesterday. Just waiting on that phone call to come pick up my new chicks

 

[Ocdbrownie]

Very true! I ended up going with hoovers hatchery. They were shipped yesterday. Just waiting on that phone call to come pick up my new chicks

Lol that makes me glad I decided to go with ordering online. Although, I got to admit, when I told the guy at tractor supply I wanted 10 females, he told me all they had was five and they were most likely males. So, at least one honest middleman there lol

I Hope you get your chicks in safe. My replacement shipment came in with 9 out of 10 happy and healthy.

 

[Cluckerzfamilyfarm]

9/10 isnt bad at all. I'm glad to hear they came healthy this time. I am hoping mine do as well tmw

 

[Cluckerzfamilyfarm]

They are here!!!! All 15 made it alive and well. They are talking up a storm in there lol.

 

[Ocdbrownie]

They are here!!!! All 15 made it alive and well. They are talking up a storm in there lol.

Aww they so cute! What breed did you order? Lol they look like three of mine that I got. I'm definitely glad they all made it safe and sound!

 

[Cluckerzfamilyfarm]

Speckled Sussex

 

[2theDogz]

TSC is just playing the middle man for the hatchery.
I don't know why anyone would buy through them when they can order straight from the hatchery.

I personally would prefer to order direct from hatchery but availability dates are 3 mos out and if you only want a few chicks there's a small order fee of $35.
By using TS I found immediate availability for a lot of 10 pullets : $38 for entire order including shipping. They're shipping today (to Florida) so fingers crossed it all works out. I wish I'd found what I wanted locally ( black australorps) but no luck.

 

[Amanda_lynn]

I have an answer for you, well somewhat. I just ordered 20 EE chicks last monday and within 24 hours on tuesday morning i received and email saying my order has shipped. I wasnt expecting for it to be that fast. But tsc is partnered with hoovers hatchery. I was patiently waiting and waiting to get a call from my post office but nothing. I finally got a call friday morning saying they were in and i went there expecting the worst. Well i picked them up and 4 were already dead, 2 more died when i got home, that night 3 more died and by satuday morning 15 were dead total. They shipped 2 extra so technically i received 22. I called tractor supply customer solutions number and also the hatchery and they were super friendly. Tsc contacted the hatchery and they are sending me a whole new shipment of 20 EEs next tuesday, March 6th. They said it wasnt on there end, something with the postal service was messed up and it SHOULD NOT have taken that long. But we shall see how this next shipment of replacent chicks goes...

This is what I'm worried about mine are showing arrival of the 25th they were shipped the 20th this is NOT ACCEPTABLE!! Newly hatched chicks can only survive a max of 72 hours without food or water. I'll be damned if tractor supply not offering over night shipping is the reason my babies lose their lives! I even called tractor supply to upgrade my shipping to express and offered to pay they stated "we don't do that"..... had I known this was the case and the lives of other beings isn't being taken into consideration, I would have NEVER ordered.