HawaiiCoyote
Poultry Thief
I'm guessing it's because the shipping would be really expensive, and my local TSC probably wouldn't want to pay that much for chicks + shipping.
( But then again, I'm no expert )
( But then again, I'm no expert )
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I don’t think anyone would know the answer to this, but yes, it’s always worth asking.They don't have chick bins in my TSC yet.
they may never do it out here since shipping is such a sweat in Hawaii.
Does anyone know if they will have the chick bins in locations like mine?
It's totally fine if no one knows, but I figured it would be worth asking!
Are there no hatcheries in Hawaii? I know TSC uses different hatcheries in different parts of the country. I would imagine they would use Hawaiian hatcheries, if there were any.I'm guessing it's because the shipping would be really expensive, and my local TSC probably wouldn't want to pay that much for chicks + shipping.
( But then again, I'm no expert )
I was at my local TSC on Saturday and they had two new printed off signs on the brooder stacks. One was an explanation of the new brooder system and the other was telling that all new shipments of chicks are being held for 24 hours in the back in stock tanks to help them get over shipping stress before being put out on the floor for sale.I was just there this morning and saw them for the first time. According to one of the employees, in the old days, they used to put the chicks in stock tanks in the back room and keep them there for 24 hours so they would acclimate. Now they take them and immediately put them in these brooders. Plus they suspect some shipping issues that stress the chicks further.
My TSC always held the chicks in back for a bit. It might not always be a full 24 hours but they would watch for signs of stress. They would also tell me what breeds they got in if I asked and would sell to me from the back tanks so...I was at my local TSC on Saturday and they had two new printed off signs on the brooder stacks. One was an explanation of the new brooder system and the other was telling that all new shipments of chicks are being held for 24 hours in the back in stock tanks to help them get over shipping stress before being put out on the floor for sale.
That is a departure from past years, and even the first shipment this year, because I will generally call to ask what kinds they have, and if they just got their shipment they will tell me to give them about an hour to get around to unpacking them and then I can buy them. This year (the first post in this thread) I asked when Chick Days had started, and the employee said they got the chicks literally an hour before. I think the new signs are in response to feedback they have been getting about the new stacks, and the new policy to hold chicks for 24 hours is to reduce how many die in their new homes. It does look like management cares.
Well boo hoo! They sent an email cancelling my order. Very frustrating. If it’s not in stock, their website ought to not allow the transaction. Goodness knows there were other times I was looking at this item and the “add to cart” button disappeared and was replaced with “this item not available”. They got my hopes up, allowing the transaction to go through.Now just hoping my order ships like it should.