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Feed Store chick season Again
« on: February 11, 2020, 09:03:03 AM »
Most of you have been down this road many times. The feed stores offer up the new chicks for customers to take home to start a new flock. A box of promise that they will have Lots of fresh home eggs in just a short while. Often the first sign you'll notice is one promising colored eggs. And the names for these abound, abound with confusion. But the one thing for sure is that they will Not be Ameraucana chicks. Many of us have tried to talk to store managers or sales clerks to explain the difference. And often the store folks will get frustrated and fall back on "the hatchery told us they were so and so, and why would they lie?" 

Things get better slowly over time. If we keep agravating hatcheries, maybe the names will slowly move away from Ameraucanas. But the battle is not won in the frustrating disussions with local sales staff. Rather the best learning is more often gained in talks one future poultry enthusiast at the time. Be kind, and offer as much information and help as the newbie wants to hear. Not all back yard poultry folks want to show pure bred chickens. But many will be willing to hear and understand what their options might be.  Good Luck! 
Don Cash
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