Re: OT - baby chicks

I used to see 1-2 year old hens for sale in the classified sections of weekly newspapers. Even bought some a couple of times--nothing wrong with them, just past their egg-a-day productivity level. I expect after easter there will be a bear market in fledglings... except probably a lot of roosters in that bunch.
On Apr 1, 2009, at 8:02 AM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI wrote: 


I haven't seen chicks at any feed stores in probably 15 years. I don't
know why they don't have them any longer. Might be there are CA laws
about selling animals that are just too onerous for a seasonal thing
like that. Or they got stuck with chicks that didn't sell and quit. We
always bought ours mail-order because we could specify what we wanted
instead of whatever the feed store had.
We used to have a local livestock auction as well, lots of poultry there 
- usually not chicks though - but you took your chances of getting a
sick animal and you just knew all the roosters were going to end up in
cockfights. That closed down about 5 years ago but I did hear they
reopened recently.

Cyndi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Pam Evans
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:00 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - baby chicks

Don't any of your feed stores sell baby chicks?   Ours do here.

On 3/31/09, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI <
cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:


I just looked at their website and they are sold out until May too!
Hopefully there are some reliable ones around too.

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Daryl
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:33 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - baby chicks

I ordered from Ideal Poultry in Texas last summer. Good service,
wonderfully
healthy chicks. I've ordered from McMurray before, and these are just

as


good.
http://www.ideal-poultry.com/


----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI"
<cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:20 PM
Subject: [CHAT] OT - baby chicks



Anyone have a recommendation for a mail-order hatchery besides

Murray

McMurray? My nephew is ready to order but M.M. doesn't have anything
available for months - I don't know if they got socked by weather or

are

just sold out already.

Cyndi



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