Woodville Ace Chicken Blog: March 2020

Sunday, March 29, 2020

MORE CHICKS! Taking Pre-Paid Orders

Our sales in Chicks have soared in the past few weeks with people wanting projects to do while being "sheltered at home" as well as providing a source of food for the family.

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We are selling out quickly with Pre-Paid Chicken orders.
The only way to insure you will get the chicks you want is to PRE-PAY!

We have increased our orders for this up coming week (April 1st Hatch Date).
Please call or come in to place a Pre-Paid order.
You will be called as soon as chicks arrive on Thursday April 2nd and your chicks will be held for 24 hours.

April 1, 2020

Ameraucana                    50
Barred Rock                    25
Black Sexlink                  25
Light Brahma                 25
Buff Orphington              25
Columbian Rock Cross   25
Partridge Rock                25
Buff Brahama                  25 ($4.59)
Welsumer                       25 ($4.59)
Cream legbar                   10 ($11.99 straight run)

White Pekin Duck           25

Woodville Ace Hardware
Anice Chicken Lady
850-421-9000

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Update on our 2020 Chicken season

Chicken Season is in full swing and we are selling out our brooder every week. We want to Thank You for buying your chicks, chicken feeds and supplies from Woodville Ace Hardware. I spoke with both Mt. Healthy and Privett Hatcheries today and they assured me all orders are on schedule and will remain so unless US Postal Service shuts down.

I do suggest, if you are wanting to buy a number of specific breed of chickens, turkeys, ducks or guinea please call and pre-pay. We can increase the number of orders if needed, they are going fast. Keep your eye on the left hand column of this blog for what is coming in each week.
Thank You, Anice

This week we have Olive Eggers coming

When it comes to appearance – Olive Eggers are a wildcard. They are predominantly black, blue or brown chicks however they grow out in almost every color and/or combination of muffs and beards. Our Olive eggers are f1, meaning first generation, and are bred from Black Copper Marans, Welsummers and Ameraucanas. These chicks will grow into hens that lay predominantly green eggs ranging in color from sage to olive. There is potential to lay other colors also. They’re of moderate size and egg production – these are truly an ornamental bird.

We will soon have Pekin ducks, Bantams, Silkies, Guinea, and fancy Turkeys.

Monday, March 9, 2020

Meat Turkeys coming this week

Turkey Poults coming this week from Mt. Healthy

Don't eat like a bird this Thanksgiving!

Artisan Gold

Broad Breasted White

Orlopp Mammoth Bronze

Special Orders, Policies and Procedures

Special Orders

ALL special orders for chickens are PRE-PAID!

A Pre-Paid Chicken Special Order form (yellow) will be filled out and completed by an employee, paid either in person or over the phone. When chicks arrive the Special order chicks will be put on hold. Customer will be called when chicks
arrive. The customer has 24 hours to pick up chicks. If chicks are not picked up within 24 hours, the hold will be released and chicks will be sold to first come first served. Customers can wait for another delivery of chicks or receive a refund for the chicks purchased.

This policy allows our coops to clear out between orders and
chicks get the best of care in our brooder.

Special Request

We can special order rare birds, which includes, chickens, ducks, guineas, geese, turkeys. During the season we will order common chickens, ducks, guineas and turkey. If you have a special request of a rare breed bird that we can buy from our hatcheries, there will be a minimum order and charges will apply. Arrivals will depend on the hatchery, availability, and if other customers also request these rare birds. Let us know what you are looking for, yet we don't guarantee we can deliver your request. Ask an employee to fill out a Request Chicken Special Order form (blue) for your request.

Chick Deliveries

Chicks usually arrive on Thursday in the AM. At times they
are delayed by weather or traffic conditions. These chicks come through the postal service and are picked up as soon as they arrive in Tallahassee. Please respect that the first hour is critical for these 1 day old chick. We must count chicks, get them into the coops and set them up with their first food and water. Special orders will be called when chicks are settled into the coop.

Handling Chicks

Our coops are not Self Serve.

Please ask for assistance when
purchasing chicks, you are welcome to open the coops and pick up chicks for inspections. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult when handling chicks. Please use hand sanitizer or wash hands after handling chicks. If there is a sold or hold sign on the coop, a number of these chicks are special orders (pre-paid) and are not for sale.

NO Refunds

We DO NOT REFUND dead or sick chicks! Live animals are your responsibility once you take them from the store. Inspect your chicks before purchase, if chicks do not appear healthy please tell an employee.

Who is the Blogger?

My name is Anice Taylor-Maloy, I am the Woodville Ace Hardware
Chicken Blogger. I began my employment at Woodville Ace in November 2011 as Sales Associate and Master Gardner in our garden center. My experience with farming, gardening, keeping chickens and ducks (and many other farm animals) evolved into me becoming the” Chicken Lady” and yes, sometimes I am “Crazy”. As a Permaculture Designer and instructor, my experiences have led me on many adventure into utilizing animals into our daily lives and backyard farming. I don’t consider myself a chicken expert, but I have learned a lot, I do love to share my knowledge and experience. I am always the student, always learning, always researching and really enjoy blogging. My blogging experience began in 2011, when I traveled to Nova Scotia and Quebec, Canada to study Permaculture. I hope you enjoy the Woodville Ace Chicken Blog. I am always open to feed back or
comments, you may contact me at 850-421-9000. Thank You for reading.