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USPS delivery issues affect local poultry outlets
Chicks 2025
These chicks received this week at Big R in Larned were part of a larger shipment of 100, in which most did not survive the trip. As part of a high area demand for chicks and ducks this year, these chicks were already sold by Wednesday morning.
At Big R Farm and Ranch Store in Larned, head receiver Carol Stephenson is worried. On April 2, a shipment of 15 live ducks from the store’s Hoover’s Hatchery supplier in Texas was expected to arrive later in the week.