Chick Alert

Holy Cow! If you are going to raise chicken this year, I hope you have them ordered. I ordered mine from Cackle Hatcheries in Missouri and they won’t arrive until the end of July. This late arrival for my meat birds will work as long as I can get the mobile processing unit in September. I don't like to bring in my meat birds until summer anyway as I pasture them outside. If you are bringing your meat birds in through a local farm store be sure you secure a processing date. We use Clean Chickens and Co. out of Elk River Minnesota and they are scrambling to meet everyone's needs. Their website warns you to schedule the processing date prior to ordering. I am hoping that they can fit me in! I also ordered layers and guinea hens. After decades of raising chickens I am picky about the breeds I prefer. But still, I was surprised that they were in short supply as well.