Chicks Policy

The Back 40 Acres, LLC is a small family farm, we are NOT a large hatchery. We will do our best to offer chicks, as well as hatching eggs. By ordering chicks (hatching eggs) from The Back 40 Acres, LLC, you are agreeing to the following policy and terms:

  • Day old chick orders will be filled in the order they are received.  Payment must be received before orders are placed.  Exact hatch/ship dates cannot be guaranteed at the time of your order, but you will updated as to when you may expect your chicks.  
  • Chicks will be shipped USPS Express. I ship on Mondays and Tuesdays and occasionally Wednesdays (if you live in a state close to Michigan). Shipping is based on location. Chicks are shipped with gro-gel, a heat pad (if necessary due to temperatures).  Chicks MUST be picked up at your local post office.
  • Extra chick(s) may be sent, if possible. If a loss occurs, please notify us within 5 HOURS of their arrival. If you fail to message within this time frame, there is nothing we can do. Please provide us with pictures and a count of all the LIVE and DECEASED chick(s). A refund will not be issued if extra chicks were sent and the number of LIVE chicks are the same number you ordered regardless of breed or sex of chick.
  • A minimum of 6 chicks must be ordered to ship and a maximum of 20 chicks.  If you want to order more than 20 chicks, a second box will need to be sent (resulting in additional shipping).
  • Sexing of chicks is not an option for us. MOST chicks are sold as straight run, however some breeds are auto-sex or sex-linked. 
  • If you are ordering different breeds of chicks, we will do our best to fill your order. If you are ordering pullets specifically from auto-sex or sex-linked breeds, we will do our very best to fulfill your entire order.  Please remember, we have no way to guarantee how many females/males will hatch per batch.  Please be patient and we will do our very best to fill your requests. 
  • We strive to be honest and offer happy and healthy chicks, however as a NPIP verified farm, we cannot accept any returns or exchanges on any poultry or egg purchases. Nothing can return to our property once it has left our property.
  • FINAL THOUGHTS--During the shipping process, it is common for chicks to pass away without any know symptoms. It is up to the customer to inspect the chicks, but know that many different things may causes a young chick to pass. It is nothing you did wrong as the caretaker, and nothing we did wrong as the hatchery. Please keep this in mind. We LOVE helping and teaching others about chickens and chicks. If you message us, we will do our very best to help you in anyway we can. If you send mean and hurtful messages and are hateful for things out of our control, or for things already stated in our terms and policies, please do no order from us. Shipping chicks and eggs are very convenient and effective, however, how the USPS handles the packages and their service is out of our control. Please contact us if you would like to schedule a local pick-up, instead of having hatching eggs or baby chicks shipped.