Why Can't I find Certain Kinds of Chicks????

[rapunzil]

I'm getting very frustrated. I have been looking all over to get some day old chicks (pullets only) and can't find them in the breeds I want.

Why is it that I can only find the following in straight run:?
Cochins
Bantams
Frizzles
Silkies
Some Polish breeds?

I already have one rooster, but don't want to chance buying straight run and ending up with a bunch of male birds when what I want is eggs.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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It's because the majority of those breeds are bantams and cannot be sexed accurately due to their size.

 

[mopargal1972]

I think that bantams are just too small to sex. I ordered LF Cochins from Nature's hatchery and they were avaialble as pullets. Bantam cochins would probably be too small too.

 

[bantybev]

My Pet Chicken is the only hatchery I know of that has sexed bantam day olds. They also have small orders for those of us that only want a few or a couple of each type. They are a little more expensive, but worth it, as they add a heat pack for the small orders to stay warm enough. They don't have cochin, and have a rather limited selection of colors of the other breeds, but better than nothing

http://www.mypetchicken.com/default.aspx

 

[TrystInn]

McMurray has Buff Cochins (standard) Pullets available.

 

[Illia]

The main reason is that they are too hard to sex, as someone else said. Some hatcheries do sell them sexed, but far as I hear - Especially with Silkies, they're wrong if they claim 70% or more of a correct gender.