Petco has hatched a plan.
Budget-conscious Long Islanders are flocking to the pet supply retailer’s location in Commack, New York, which has started selling egg-laying female chicks as part of a “pilot program” for those looking to procure their own eggs amid soaring costs.
“We actually sold through the first two batches,” a worker at the store told The Post, adding that a third shipment of about 25 female chicks sold for $5.99 a pop is expected to come in on Wednesday.
The pilot program, which started in late March in five U.S. stores, serves as the retailer’s first foray into selling chicks year-round beyond select rural locations. The birds of varying breeds are sourced from an Iowa hatchery, the store rep said.
A corporate representative did not disclose where the other stores are located, but the local worker confirmed Commack is the only participating store on Long Island to do so.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/04/23/us-news/live-chick-sales-at-long-island-petco-will-cause-boom-in-abandoned-birds-activists-warn/
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