Tractor Supply Score!

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

Went into TSC to stock up on feed and bedding. Went over to look at the chicks, and was strong on resisting the urge to buy any.

Then I saw the sign! It was a sign! Special: Week old Leghorn pullets. $1 each. Here in Rhode Island the purchase minimum is 12 chicks. They had 12 left. Did I mention it was a sign?

To me, them being a week old feels like a bonus - one week less to feed them, one week less cleaning out the brooder, one week older to avoid possible health issues.

But clearly I’m in the minority...the regular price was $3.49, so $1 was a pretty heavy discount. Looks like we’ll be adding some white eggs to our current brown, green, blue, copper, and cream colored ones!

 

[GC-Raptor]

That's an excellent price.
With all them colors in a carton, I bet you could get 7 bucks a dozen.

I'm glad I don't live in RI. Six is minimum here. GC

 

[wamtazlady]

I believe it was a sign that you should add some Leghorns to your flock. They are my favorite chicken breed for laying eggs. From my experience they lay lots of huge white eggs.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

I'm glad I don't live in RI. Six is minimum here. GC

Thankfully, I can be at a TSC in either MA or CT in 30 min. The minimum in both places is 6.

But at this price, and with them having exactly 12, couldn’t pass it up.

 

[linsybird]

I have a love/hate relationship with TSC. The same thing happened to me last weekend. Luckily my local store has a 4 chick minimum, but 1$ for pullets is a steal! Now I have to avoid even driving by the store, or I will end up with way too many chicks.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

Our states “12 minimum” rule has saved me many times from impulse buys. Well, clearly not every time, but many times.

 

[pepe1]

I did the same last year at the TSC in Griswold, CT i was on my way home to RI stopped to buy grain and they were selling all the ducks and chicks for $1, i bought 40, tough to resist, built 2 more coops !!!

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

I did the same last year at the TSC in Griswold, CT i was on my way home to RI stopped to buy grain and they were selling all the ducks and chicks for $1, i bought 40, tough to resist, built 2 more coops !!!

40? Wow...wouldn’t have thought they had that many cheap...quite the score!

Wonder if the late-season TSC chick days will be close enough to my late Aug/Sept target date for adding another 50 or so. I’d take a few of them at $1 each instead of $3.50!