— Hatch Calendar · Index 15

When the chicks hatch.

Three months out. Mondays are pull days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays leave the dock. Plan your brooder around it.

Next ship day

TUE AUG 18
Hatch days · 3 mo
11

pulls

Ship days · 3 mo
23

departures

Cutoff
07:00

ET, ship morning

  • Standard day
  • Hatch day · Mon
  • Ship day · Tue · Wed
  • Past
  • Updated 2026-08-12 · 07:45 UTC

AUGUST 2026

AUG ’26
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 Ship
13
14
15
16
17 Hatch
18 Ship
19 Ship
20
21
22
23
24 Hatch
25 Ship
26 Ship
27
28
29
30
31 Hatch

SEPTEMBER 2026

SEP ’26
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Ship
2 Ship
3
4
5
6
7 Hatch
8 Ship
9 Ship
10
11
12
13
14 Hatch
15 Ship
16 Ship
17
18
19
20
21 Hatch
22 Ship
23 Ship
24
25
26
27
28 Hatch
29 Ship
30 Ship

OCTOBER 2026

OCT ’26
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5 Hatch
6 Ship
7 Ship
8
9
10
11
12 Hatch
13 Ship
14 Ship
15
16
17
18
19 Hatch
20 Ship
21 Ship
22
23
24
25
26 Hatch
27 Ship
28 Ship
29
30
31

— Notes

Weather holds. If the destination forecast shows below 20°F or above 95°F at the expected delivery hour, we hold and ship on the next safe day. You will be emailed the new ETA.

Federal holidays. When a Tuesday or Wednesday lands on a federal holiday with no USPS service, we ship the following business day. The calendar above does not yet flag holidays automatically — check your confirmation email for the actual ship date.

Booking. Most popular breeds book two to four weeks ahead. Heritage lines can book six weeks out in spring. The product page for each breed shows the next bookable date.