On "chick day" at Shur-Gain Feeds N Needs, the sound of peeping is loud and constant. "We have noticed a huge increase in chick sales for this year," said Sara Hayes, the store's manager. Shur-Gain Feed N Needs says the demand for chicks has increased more than 50 per cent over last year due to the pandemic. Most of those smaller containers are destined for families and backyards that have never hosted chickens before. More than 2,500 chicks came into Shur-Gain Feed N Needs in Fredericton as part of the latest order for farmers, old and new, across the province.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2020 07:52 UTC