Tractor Supply Online Ordering??

[jojoma283]

Maybe I'm just blind and have never noticed but I've been getting tons of ads on FB for Tractor Supply's online chick ordering. Has anyone done this before? If we've bought them in the stores, I always know it's a risk that I might be getting anything since they don't usually know what is going on. I was wondering if there is more of a guarantee that I'll get what I order through their online ordering?

Also, they say they ship every Tuesday but I can't figure out when they ship? It still seems a bit cold to be mailing chicks and I want to be sure I'm ready to receive all my new babies. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Larry55]

Wish i had an answer for u on that one. I was also told at my local tractor supply that i could special order chicks but they didnt have a list of what they would have. I would check craigslist for chicks. Or take ur chances and go to tsp and be surprised with what u end up with.

 

[kenzier093]

I have an answer for you, well somewhat. I just ordered 20 EE chicks last monday and within 24 hours on tuesday morning i received and email saying my order has shipped. I wasnt expecting for it to be that fast. But tsc is partnered with hoovers hatchery. I was patiently waiting and waiting to get a call from my post office but nothing. I finally got a call friday morning saying they were in and i went there expecting the worst. Well i picked them up and 4 were already dead, 2 more died when i got home, that night 3 more died and by satuday morning 15 were dead total. They shipped 2 extra so technically i received 22. I called tractor supply customer solutions number and also the hatchery and they were super friendly. Tsc contacted the hatchery and they are sending me a whole new shipment of 20 EEs next tuesday, March 6th. They said it wasnt on there end, something with the postal service was messed up and it SHOULD NOT have taken that long. But we shall see how this next shipment of replacent chicks goes...

 

[MIchickman]

Well I bought some at TSC last year from the store and I get them cheeper than there asking price and haven't lost any. All I see there usually is sexlinks, ISA Browns And Barred rock and meat birds. But i do only have one barred rock (a roo) out of 25 pullets the others i have yet to identify. So online ordering might be a better choice. As long as they take care of losses.

 

[Cluckerzfamilyfarm]

I have an answer for you, well somewhat. I just ordered 20 EE chicks last monday and within 24 hours on tuesday morning i received and email saying my order has shipped. I wasnt expecting for it to be that fast. But tsc is partnered with hoovers hatchery. I was patiently waiting and waiting to get a call from my post office but nothing. I finally got a call friday morning saying they were in and i went there expecting the worst. Well i picked them up and 4 were already dead, 2 more died when i got home, that night 3 more died and by satuday morning 15 were dead total. They shipped 2 extra so technically i received 22. I called tractor supply customer solutions number and also the hatchery and they were super friendly. Tsc contacted the hatchery and they are sending me a whole new shipment of 20 EEs next tuesday, March 6th. They said it wasnt on there end, something with the postal service was messed up and it SHOULD NOT have taken that long. But we shall see how this next shipment of replacent chicks goes...

How did things turn out? Thinking about ordering some birds and they are the only ones with the breed I'm looking for but wont be available until the 16th I believe is what they said. But anyway befor I do did they fix the issue?

 

[Ocdbrownie]

My personal experience. . . I ordered 10 females on the 31St of July. I got an email this past Monday saying they had been shipped. 48 hours later (this morning) I finally Get the call from the post office and I leave work,and as I don't live far from work or the P.O., was going to get them to take them home. They sent 11, but every single one of them had died on the trip over. And honestly, after looking at the box, I believe the portal service is to blame because there is no reason for poop and such to be on the top of the box. TSC was very apologetic and was able to get in touch with the hatchery, who informed them they would ship out replacement birds today. Overall, both the company and the hatchery were helpful and friendly as well as gave fast service. So as of now. . . I'm currently in the final waiting game to see how these little ones come out. I'll let you know!

 

[Cluckerzfamilyfarm]

Thanks for getting back to us. I just put in my order with hoovers. I found out that's who tractor supply used so I just went with them.15 speckles. I will post when they arrive. I hope you get all your birds healthy this time. Someone (or many) should put hidden cameras in these live boxes. They are always damaging everything. Nobody forced you to become a mailman ppl you did it all by yourself. Show some pride in EVERYTHING you do. Not only what matters to yourself.

 

[Timothy Menezes]

I loved Tractor Supply, and like their large inventories things I find myself in need of. However, I don’t care for the lack of info on what birds they are selling at their stores. So ordering online may be a better way to do things if you care about what breed or sex your getting.

Just today I was in TS and saw the had a bunch of ducklings in stock. They were labeled as “Ducks”. When I asked what breed of ducks they were the answer was “Don’t know, their just ducks”. Upon further investigation it was found out that they were Pekins. Which was fine, but I felt they should have been labeled as such and one should not have go through multiple employees to establish what they are.

Also I was looking over a poster listing the various breeds they have access to and what they are used for. According to their poster Kayki Cambels are meat birds! Not even dual purpose, just meat birds.

In the spring (March 1st I believe) I bought 4 chicks from a bin in TS labeled “Leghorn Pullets”. I assumed they were the common white leghorns which is what I was looking for. When they feathered out I found out they were a fairly rare variety called Silver Leghorns. At first I thought that was going to work pretty well, but these birds were the last to start laying, and only lay small eggs, about twice the size of a Jumbo Quail egg, only 2 per day at that.

I appreciate the heritage nature of the Silvers, I just would have liked to know that when I bought them. I do keep mostly Heritage breeds, but wanted a few heavy production birds just to make sure my family always has eggs eggs available for breakfast.

All in all, my much smaller local feed store does a much better job in separating and labeling their chicks.

 

[Cluckerzfamilyfarm]

I too have a "leghorn" purchased from TSC. I got him from a friend but he picked him up from Tsc and as he got bigger I noticed he is an austra white. Again not a huge deal but TSC is extremely slack and lazy with their birds. I wish they would get some properly trained employees just for birds

 

[DrumstickRanchTex]

At the local Tractor Supplyi saw the employee “sexing” the chicks. The chicks were held, one by one, by the feet and were then turned upside down. The ones that were still were declared one gender and those that flapped their wings were declared to be the other gender. I have no idea how they came up with this idea. I think they just try to sell a lot of chicks and if the buyers end up with the less desired sex, they are stuck with them.