Waiting until spring for the best time to start chicks, can be too much to handle. Nothing starts a severe case of chicken fever like a brooder full of baby fluff butts. Chicks are extremely susceptible to the cold weather and unless you live in an area that has warm weather year round, It can be much easier to wait until close to Spring. Here are my reasons for waiting for the best time to start chicks. Baby chicks are mailed from hatcheries soon after hatching. They are mailed … [Read more...]
Chick Frenzy Season Begins
Chick Frenzy Season Begins! Chick Frenzy season begins this time every year. You can learn to recognize the symptoms in your friends and family members. Symptoms of Chick Frenzy includes quickened heart beat upon seeing a hatchery catalog. It begins in most of the country in February. You will begin dreaming of spring and the inevitable start of chicks hatching. You will begin calling your local feed store daily, to ask when they expect the first shipment of chicks from the hatchery. … [Read more...]
