Ep. 67 - It's Chick Day! - Backyard Chicken Basics

This back-to-basics episode is a backyard starter kit for raising chickens.The Spring Tradition of Chick Day is Almost Here!It's Chick Day. This is the time-honored Spring tradition every year where the tractor supply and the other farm stores have chicks for sale. But with the egg shortage and the demand for chickens, there's likely to be shortages of chicks at the farm stores for Chick Day this year.Many people have asked me, “Can you hatch some chicks for me?”Let's dive a little deeper. What do they really want?“I want eggs.”Okay, so do you have any limitations?“I live in town and I cannot have any roosters.”Options for Buying Chicks - Sex Link or Straight RunBreedsCornish Cross are Meat BirdsSources for ChicksBuying Pullets Rather than ChicksPain Points for First Time Chicken OwnersTake it easy the first yearEpisode website: https://thrivingthefuture.com/backyard-chicken-basicsSponsor:Elderberry cuttings and comfrey crowns and root cuttings are now available at Grow Nut Trees - https://grownuttrees.comHurry - get them before they come out of dormancy!Use coupon code "Thriver" at checkout for a 10% discount for Thriving the Future Podcast listeners!We are having a contest drawing in Feb for a copy of Roxanne Ahern's book "Holistic Homesteading". For details, and to sign up for the drawing, go to https://thrivingthefuture.com/contest.