PrairieFairy
In the Brooder
The TSC in Three Rivers has removed all signs of chicks and rearranged the floor to it's regular configuration.
FF&H in Three Rivers said several more weeks yet...God bless them.
The local TSC usually only had straight runs unless it was ISA Browns, RIR, and once or twice they had Leghorn Pullets. And they had a 6 chick minimum - each time you bought. I have a hard time hiding 6 and pretending there wasn't a time space continuum issue and the population in the brooder did not miraculously jump...
On the other hand - FF&H had Pullets of Australorps, BO's, GLW and SLW, EE's and BR's. I get those aren't rare (I get hatchery as well - but it's my first flock so I am happy with it) but I appreciated the wider selection. And they let me get as few as I thought I could smuggle in successfully - so ultimately - TSC got one sale, and FF&H supplied 2/3'rds of my chicks. AND they ordered me one EE Rooster so I had one more full size Roo to handle all these girls.
Do I like TSC better in floor plan, print materials and web sites? Yes.
Have I bought nearly all my purchases including barn paint at FF&H anyway this spring? Yes.
Anyone who lets me order a singleton Roo of a breed I wanted gets a lot of love.
It's kind of sad that I know that FF&H here uses Townline - so I stalk the Townline site to see what else I can still score this season...
It's really sorry how bummed I am that Townline does not have Speckled Sussex, Mille Fleur OEGB, or anything Crele. I am obsessing about crazy pretty feather patterns. I go to the GFF website and just ooh and Ahhhh at all the pretty chickens.
FF&H in Three Rivers said several more weeks yet...God bless them.
The local TSC usually only had straight runs unless it was ISA Browns, RIR, and once or twice they had Leghorn Pullets. And they had a 6 chick minimum - each time you bought. I have a hard time hiding 6 and pretending there wasn't a time space continuum issue and the population in the brooder did not miraculously jump...
On the other hand - FF&H had Pullets of Australorps, BO's, GLW and SLW, EE's and BR's. I get those aren't rare (I get hatchery as well - but it's my first flock so I am happy with it) but I appreciated the wider selection. And they let me get as few as I thought I could smuggle in successfully - so ultimately - TSC got one sale, and FF&H supplied 2/3'rds of my chicks. AND they ordered me one EE Rooster so I had one more full size Roo to handle all these girls.
Do I like TSC better in floor plan, print materials and web sites? Yes.
Have I bought nearly all my purchases including barn paint at FF&H anyway this spring? Yes.
Anyone who lets me order a singleton Roo of a breed I wanted gets a lot of love.
It's kind of sad that I know that FF&H here uses Townline - so I stalk the Townline site to see what else I can still score this season...
It's really sorry how bummed I am that Townline does not have Speckled Sussex, Mille Fleur OEGB, or anything Crele. I am obsessing about crazy pretty feather patterns. I go to the GFF website and just ooh and Ahhhh at all the pretty chickens.
