TSC IS LYNCHING CHICKENS!

[ValerieJ]

Guaranteed 50 % accuracy. The sexing will probably be more accurate than the breed identification.

 

[ValerieJ]

Edit to add a 0 I missed before.

I edit my responses all the time because of a typo, but never clarify that. So many of you do. Is that a sort of unspoken rule I don't know about? Just curious.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

This is another example of my belief that most feed store employees (I apologize to the 2% who know something) are at the least not to be sought out or believed for poultry information. At worst, they are morons.
Most do know where the feed is stored.

 

[DuckWhisperer06]

I was in Atwood's over the weekend. I ran in to grab a few things I needed while I was next to the store instead of driving home and then to my regular feed store. I could hear the distressed peeping several aisles over and when I got into the poultry section quickly went from concerned to incensed as I watched a woman (not an employee) dangling chicks upside down by their legs for a rapt audience of employees and other customers as she demonstrated how to accurately sex them. The males apparently curl up and the females just dangle there. I just grabbed what I needed and left before I was asked not to shop there anymore.

Why were you asked not to shop there?

We go to Atwood’s for most of our supplies and feed, TSC is just overpriced and they never seem to know what they’re doing.

I’ve only had one minor issue with Atwood’s though. There was a bin with ducklings in it (like most stores have them) but their thin layer of shavings was wet and extremely ‘poopy’. And there was no heat lamp. I didn't say anything but I did take a few pictures and returned the next day.

The heat lamp was on and they had lots of (clean) shavings and their food and water was topped off. I haven’t seen anything else like that since that day. They were ‘short staffed’ that day, so hopefully that was the only reason why.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

So why use such an extreme term?? It is a term that refers to something horrible yet you chose to use it to describe something very different. So, actually I don’t think you know what it means, so I was just helping you out.

You’re welcome.

Why so rude?

They may very well know what it means but were just opting to make it more dramatic or exaggerate it.

 

[HarpyHaven]

I was in Atwood's over the weekend. I ran in to grab a few things I needed while I was next to the store instead of driving home and then to my regular feed store. I could hear the distressed peeping several aisles over and when I got into the poultry section quickly went from concerned to incensed as I watched a woman (not an employee) dangling chicks upside down by their legs for a rapt audience of employees and other customers as she demonstrated how to accurately sex them. The males apparently curl up and the females just dangle there. I just grabbed what I needed and left before I was asked not to shop there anymore.

I used to work for Atwoods. I honestly HATE how they handle the chicks. They wouldn't allow us to put lids on the containers to keep customers who had no idea what they were doing from handling chicks. Kids would throw chicks and chicks would become sick from all the people handling them. What was really weird was some stores were allowed to put chicks on lockdown for safety, but corporate wouldn't allow our store to protect the chicks. As someone who loves her chickens, it was horrible having to see this every day.

 

[ValerieJ]

Edit to add a 0 I missed before.

I edit my responses all the time because of a typo, but never clarify that. So many of you do. Is that a sort of unspoken rule I don't know about? Just curious.

I used to work for Atwoods. I honestly HATE how they handle the chicks. They wouldn't allow us to put lids on the containers to keep customers who had no idea what they were doing from handling chicks. Kids would throw chicks and chicks would become sick from all the people handling them. What was really weird was some stores were allowed to put chicks on lockdown for safety, but corporate wouldn't allow our store to protect the chicks. As someone who loves her chickens, it was horrible having to see this every day.

I don't know how you managed. I understand keeping a needed job, I'm not saying that. Just sharing a little sympathy with you. How awful.

 

[MROO]

I edit my responses all the time because of a typo, but never clarify that. So many of you do. Is that a sort of unspoken rule I don't know about? Just curious.

... when I remember! If I catch it right away, I don't usually note it. If it's been awhile ... I try to mark the edit ...

Case in Point - edited to change cacth to catch!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

And when I recognize a typo, spelling or grammatical error a week later, it is too late because the edit button is gone.

 

[MROO]

Why so rude?

They may very well know what it means but were just opting to make it more dramatic or exaggerate it.

You're probably right - I'll be willing to bet no offense was intended. But you know how text-only conversations go. It's hard to add in that raised eyebrow, or smile, or eye roll when you're typing. We just all have to remember to play nice!