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[duluthralphie]

The title of this thread is kind of inflammatory. It drew me in, in defense of the friendly and helpful people I know who work at my two local TSCs. (And others I have been to.)

Their bantam bin is always "assorted". The hatchery does not tell them what breeds were sent, and yes, it is up to the customer to either accept "pot luck surprise", or to know a little something about chick identification in order to choose what they HOPE will be a particular breed. Same with their duck bins.

Now, the large fowl bins are a different story. The boxes those come in are labeled specifically, and the employees moving them from box to bin and putting the signs up sometimes do make mistakes. But the TSC employees are not lying liars. They don't make mistakes on purpose, but most of them never had anything to do with chickens until they got this job, and they are just learning.

In addition, Hoover buys eggs from many sources. A mix up could happen anywhere along the line.

I am guessing many employees at Hoover are not chicken people and are simply doing a job.. they may not be all that careful if a chick falls or jumps into the wrong box, or an egg gets in the wrong hole.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I need help and advice on my chicken and I need breed ID. My chicken's name is "Clement" My chicken is Brown with no feathers. And is very skinny and very small for a chicken. (I found her under a bush, by Hanford Nuclear site. ) She also has a foot growing out of her tail. Should I keep her or is she a cull?

JK! Happy April fools, gang!

 

[Ladybird CA]

So true! Our words can oftentimes be interpreted in several ways. Normally, I see specific members around BYC so often, I've become familiar with their writing style/personality. In a way, this is enough to deduce exact intent. Some, who are tried-and-true (like you!), don't seem capable of an offensive post.....though those who joined recently may not have caught on to patterns yet.

~Alex

Aww thanks Alex! I almost missed your post..glad someone tagged it! Which is why I didn't "like" it because I didn't see it..hope you didn't take offense to that! (since we're on that subject)

The title of this thread is kind of inflammatory. It drew me in, in defense of the friendly and helpful people I know who work at my two local TSCs. (And others I have been to.)

Their bantam bin is always "assorted". The hatchery does not tell them what breeds were sent, and yes, it is up to the customer to either accept "pot luck surprise", or to know a little something about chick identification in order to choose what they HOPE will be a particular breed. Same with their duck bins.

Now, the large fowl bins are a different story. The boxes those come in are labeled specifically, and the employees moving them from box to bin and putting the signs up sometimes do make mistakes. But the TSC employees are not lying liars. They don't make mistakes on purpose, but most of them never had anything to do with chickens until they got this job, and they are just learning.

You know people who work at TSC? Lucky. I actually looked at the job description because I pondered working there as a side job or upon retirement if I ever moved back to the US. But they have to lift up to I think 80 lbs so I don't think it should be a retirement goal of mine.

I need help and advice on my chicken and I need breed ID. My chicken's name is "Clement" My chicken is Brown with no feathers. And is very skinny and very small for a chicken. (I found her under a bush, by Hanford Nuclear site. ) She also has a foot growing out of her tail. Should I keep her or is she a cull?





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JK! Happy April fools, gang!

Happy April fools! I didn't know they could grow feet out of tails!

 

[Coffeebean1947]

I think, like any other merchandise, it would be beneficial for corporate for TSC to provide their employees some training on chicken breeds so they are aware of the basics.
I recently went to my TSC. They had a bin labeled Americanas. That bin had everything BUT Americanas. Mostly Australorps though. I felt sorry for another customer who came in while I was looking and purchased 6 "americanas".
Also, on that same visit I was picking up some Silkies. I spotted them and pointed them out in the bantam bin as the tan ones with black feet. He picked up one silkie, verified it was right, then proceeded to toss in 3 d'uccles. I clarified again Only black feet, and he got it right. He was very nice, just uneducated about chickens and in a hurry

 

[Finnie]

You know people who work at TSC? Lucky. I actually looked at the job description because I pondered working there as a side job or upon retirement if I ever moved back to the US. But they have to lift up to I think 80 lbs so I don't think it should be a retirement goal of mine.

Actually, I do have a friend who got a job there. But mostly I was referring to the employees that I have gotten to know over the years. They are extremely friendly and helpful. And Chick Days are just a few months out of the year. The rest of the year they are helpful with other stuff.

Oh, and I've thought the same thing about working there. I can lift my few bags of feed, but I would NOT be able to lift bags for customers all day long.

Smart move, I see, that they have changed the name of this thread.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Actually, I do have a friend who got a job there. But mostly I was referring to the employees that I have gotten to know over the years. They are extremely friendly and helpful. And Chick Days are just a few months out of the year. The rest of the year they are helpful with other stuff.

Oh, and I've thought the same thing about working there. I can lift my few bags of feed, but I would NOT be able to lift bags for customers all day long.

Smart move, I see, that they have changed the name of this thread.

 

[Ladybird CA]

I wonder if they’d let me volunteer. I’d love to spend part of my retirement helping TSC sort out their chicks

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I wonder if they’d let me volunteer. I’d love to spend part of my retirement helping TSC sort out their chicks

It's a tempting thought, for sure, but likely unworkable due to liability issues, etc....litigation and regulation have a way of ruining everything. That said, I've seen plenty of tsc employees that couldn't lift 80 pounds, so perhaps you could find a part-time position despite the aforementioned requirements, I'd speak directly to location management as the online stuff is all written at corporate level and sometimes trying to keep things broad to save writing individual scripts for each online application falsely excludes folks

 

[gimmie birdies]

 

[Ladybird CA]

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Make that 2. But with a toddler I hope that gives me an excuse