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Kristin228
In the Brooder
- Mar 13, 2017
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Oh wow I didn't know that! If it's not like that, I might talk to a manager or something then. Thank you for all of that info!At my store half the employee's own chickens and all the stuff you are listing would get you a serious talking to from our manager and the manger supervises the placement of chicks and signs. I know the other stores in our district adhere to the same requirements and one of my co-workers was a farmer for 50 years prior to working here. He raised leghorns, pigs, and black Angus beef cattle. If employee's are caught doing this they should be reported to a manager as this is against the company policy. All new shipments must have signs replaced and boxes must never be mixed. Pullet and straight runs are not to be mixed and breeds are not to be mixed. Signs are also NEVER to be switched unless instructed otherwise by the manager or hatchery and once all chicks sell out in a bin the sign is to be removed and put away.
All hatcheries send their shipment with labels for the breed and if it is straight run or pullets. Signs are placed on the box themselves and brought out with the chicks in that box. The sign is placed on the bin and the chicks accompanying that signs is put in the bin. Since only employee's are able to handle the chicks the chicks are not picked up and tossed into the wrong bin. If the hatchery sends red sexlink pullets we set up the sign for the redsexlink pullets and stick the redsexlink pullets in that bin. Once they sell out the sign is pulled down and put back with our sign collection. They have also sent us blank signs to write in for rarer or new breeds. All our chicks we get are sent a day old like normal so if the chicks have been in the store a week they are a week old. If they have been there for 3 days they are likely 4 days old.