2025 Live Poultry List & Information
(Last Updated: Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 at 2:15PM)
Ready to raise chicks or expand your backyard flock? It's chick season at Pittsboro Feed! Chicks arrive weekly at our store starting in January all the way through October. Check out our 2025 live poultry availability list and delivery schedule below!
(The list below will always reflect the most up-to-date information but make sure you call the store at (919) 542-2454 before arriving as the status of chicks change by the minute. Items from previous lists will not be removed; instead, any changes will be indicated with a strikethrough/cancel or an highlight/addition. Prices are subject to change without notice and prices on the list below may not reflect the updated pricing.)
LIVE POULTRY ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
New weekly shipments of chicks are available for purchase every Friday at 8:30AM. If chicks from previous weeks are still available, they can be purchased anytime. Be sure to call us or check our social media pages to confirm their arrival. Please note, we do not reserve chicks.
Stay up-to-date with the latest availability! By following us on social media @pittsborofeed for updates or sign up for our weekly live poultry text reminders by texting POULTRY to (919) 542-2454 or via email with the form below on bottom of this page. Don’t worry, you'll also find helpful tips for raising your flock and explanations of terms on the list!
Chick FAQs & Helpful Tips
We cannot guarantee the sex of the chick, even if it is labeled as "Female." Our hatchery sexes the live poultry for us states they have an 85% accuracy rate. However, due to disease control measures and regulations set by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, we are unable to accept returns of live poultry.
- Female or Pullet: A ‘pullet’ is a young hen that is under 1 year of age and has not started laying eggs yet
- Assorted or Hatchery Choice (HC): Hatchery Choice simply means the hatchery will choose our assortment!
- Straight Run (SR): A straight run is a random distribution of chicks. They have not been sexed to determine their gender. They are sold ‘as hatched’. This means you could end up with a combination of male and female chicks.
- Chicks must have heat at 95*F for the first two weeks then as a guide subtract 5*F every week after until the chicks are ready to go outside.
- Chicks must have free choice food and water within two hours after purchase.
- Chicks are farm animals and some will die. Children should be prepared for that, we recommend holding off on naming the chicks right away.
What supplies do I need to get started?
Feeling overwhelmed by everything you need to get started with baby chicks or live poultry? Don’t worry — here’s a quick, handy list with helpful links to get you on your way!
Nutrena NatureWise Chick Starter Grower Chicken Feed
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Description
Nutrena NatureWise Chick Starter Grower Chicken Feed is a premium feed designed for strong, healthy chicks. It contains complete nutrition with essential components for gut health, immunity, and vitality. Backed by FlockShield Healthy Flock Support, this feed also promotes proper digestion and nutrient absorption. The crumble form is ideal for smaller breeds and chicks.
- Nutrena NatureWise Chick Starter Grower Feed’s unique ingredient mix of FlockShield Healthy Flock Support gets chicks off to a fast start.
- Essential oils help to support immunity in this chick starter feed.
- Nutrena NatureWise medicated chick starter contains no antibiotics and is enriched with prebiotics, probiotics, and yeast culture to support digestion and nutrient absorption. Baby chick starter feed features prebiotics, probiotics, and yeast culture to support digestion and nutrient absorption.
- NatureWise chick starter feed is enriched with natural plant extracts that support healthy growth and bone formation.
- Yucca schidigera extract aids in the control of manure odor in this baby chick starter feed formulation.
Additional Information
- Protein - 18.00%
- Fat - 6.00%
- Fiber - 2.50%
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