Well, here we go again.

[LittleRedRanch]

I did contact TSC head quarters and get a full refund for all my purchases. I've rehomed the red and buff roosters. Now I will be rehoming these guys. I've never purchased from TSC we ordered our old flock from Ideal Poultry and very satisfied. Just wanted to try something new. Oops.

 

[JedJackson]

I bought chickens from Tractor Supply. First and LAST time.
My 4 RIR pullets, 3 were roo
My 6 BO pullets, 4 were roo
My 7 Doms, well 4 aren't even Doms!
3 Dom pullets 1 roo
And these last 4 Australorp, I'm guessing these two are roos.

The manager argued with me that my roos were hens and that these 4 she was sorry they weren't Doms, she said they are matter of factly Barred Rocks so you know what I'm working with.

How frustrating. If these were sold as sexed pullets, then they are way off, beyond an acceptable margin.

 

[LittleRedRanch]

Yes they were sold as sexed chicks. There were two pens, straight run and pullets. I picked out of the pullet pen and paid the pullet price.

 

[Melky]

Yes they were sold as sexed chicks. There were two pens, straight run and pullets. I picked out of the pullet pen and paid the pullet price.

Yikes!

 

[JedJackson]

Yes they were sold as sexed chicks. There were two pens, straight run and pullets. I picked out of the pullet pen and paid the pullet price.

It sounds like there was some mix up. Hatcheries are supposed to be 90% accurate for sex, so I suspect something happened at that TSC. You might be better off going direct to a hatchery next time, or buying older pullets where gender is obvious. Sorry you've had such a bad experience this time around.

 

[Melky]

Yikes!

I thought about this myself in the fall when TSC had a sale so glad I didn’t and was not a victim of chicken math.

 

[LittleRedRanch]

The staff at my TSC wants to know how the chicks get MILK from their mothers. I should have ran. Ran far.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Jed Jackson abundantly.

 

[JedJackson]

The staff at my TSC wants to know how the chicks get MILK from their mothers. I should have ran. Ran far.

good Lord, that is bad.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

@LittleRedRanch AGE??