Day-old chicks delivery in Ghana: all 16 regions, dispatched on hatch day

Why chicks leave on the day they hatch

A day-old chick is not yet an eating bird. Before it hatches, it absorbs the yolk that is left in its body, and that yolk carries it through the first hours and days of life. The reserve can carry a chick through roughly two days of travel, which is why a well-packed box can reach every region of the country. Treat that as a safety margin, not a plan. The sooner a chick reaches a warm, dry brooder with water in front of it, the better it starts.

That is why we dispatch each batch on the day it hatches. Holding chicks at the hatchery for longer would only use up the reserve they need for the road. It also means the batch you order is the batch that travels, without a wait in a warm room. Your part of the timing is to have the brooder ready on the confirmed date, so the box goes from the station to a prepared space.

How the boxes travel

Chicks travel in ventilated boxes of 50. The ventilation matters as much as the box. Chicks packed too tightly overheat, sweat and pile up, and the ones at the bottom can be crushed or chilled. A ventilated box lets the air move, keeps the birds spread out enough to stay calm and makes it easier for a collector to see the whole batch at a glance when the box is opened.

Each box goes by trusted transport from our farm to a station in your town. The journey is planned around the road, and the box is handled gently throughout. You will be told the station and the arrival time as part of the confirmation, so you can arrange a collector who can meet the box when it comes. A box left waiting in the sun or the rain is the main risk to a good batch, so a named person and a fixed time matter more than any single feature of the route.

All 16 regions and the road from Kasoa

We deliver to all 16 regions of Ghana. The distance and the road time change the plan for your brooder, not whether we can reach you. The table below gives the approximate road distance and typical journey from Opeikuma, Kasoa, to a main town in each region. Journey times depend on traffic, weather and the road, so treat them as a planning guide and confirm your own station when you order.

The longer routes do not mean we deliver less well to the north. They mean the plan starts earlier. For the far north, we talk through the timing with you before you pay, and we aim for an early-morning dispatch where the road makes it the better choice. Our Northern Region page and Upper West page cover the local side of those routes.

Delivery cost: confirmed before you pay

The delivery cost depends on where you are and on the size of your order. We do not publish a single delivery fee for every town, because a figure that ignores the route would mislead you in one direction or the other. Instead, you tell us your town and station when you order, and we confirm the total in writing before any payment is made. The chick price and the delivery cost arrive together, so you can add them up before you commit.

Ask us to show the breakdown if you want to compare with another supplier. A written confirmation with the chick price, the number of boxes and the delivery cost to your station is the fairest way to compare two offers. Our buyer's guide lists the other questions to ask any seller before you pay.

What to do when the box arrives

Open the box in a clean, shaded spot close to the brooder. Count the chicks as you lift them out, and look at each one for movement, clean feathers and dry navels. Chicks that are huddled together and quiet may be cold, and chicks that stand apart and pant may be too warm. Set the box down gently and let the chicks come to you, rather than chasing them into a corner.

Show each chick where the drinker is. Dip the beak into the water if a chick does not drink on its own, and put a tray of starter crumbles within easy reach. Watch the flock for the first hour. If any chick is dead when you open the box, count the losses, photograph them and message the picture to +233 24 915 1503 before the day ends. The replacement for a dead-on-arrival chick comes free in our next hatch, and the photo is how we check the batch.

Get the brooder ready before the box arrives

The most useful thing you can do before delivery is to have the brooder ready. Set up the heat source the day before, run it long enough to warm the floor and check that the temperature is right for young chicks. Put fresh litter down, spread feed on trays and fill the drinkers with clean water. Keep the room quiet and free of draughts, and make sure no dogs, cats or children can get in when the box arrives.

For a long journey to the north or the far north, prepare an extra day of margin. A box can be held up by traffic, a late connection or the weather, and a brooder that is ready in advance makes that delay far less risky. Our brooder set-up guide covers the heat, litter and feeding details in full.

Tracking your order from confirmation to arrival

Once the order is confirmed, the timeline is simple. We confirm the hatch date and the dispatch day, and we tell you the station and the expected arrival time. Keep your phone on and answer the WhatsApp messages on the day, because a station or a collector may need a quick answer. If the road or the weather delays the box, we will tell you as soon as we know, and you can plan around the new time.

Arrange the collector before the box arrives. Someone at the station needs to know your name, the number on your order and the time to expect the box. Ask a trusted person in your town, or someone who works close to the station, to do the collecting. A clear plan on your side makes the handover quick and reduces the time the box sits unattended.

Collecting from our farm in Opeikuma, Kasoa

If you live near Kasoa, or you are passing through, you can collect from our farm in Opeikuma by appointment. Collection avoids the road entirely, which means the chicks spend less time in a box and more time in your brooder. Message us on WhatsApp to agree a time, and arrive when the batch is packed and waiting.

Bring a clean, ventilated carrier and a vehicle that keeps the birds out of the sun and the wind. Do not put the box in the boot of a hot car and leave it there while you run errands. Drive straight to your brooder. Collection is also a good time to ask questions about the batch, the brooder and the first week, because the people who hatched the chicks can answer them face to face.

Worked example: a delivery to Tamale

Suppose you order two boxes of Sasso for a farm just outside Tamale. At the starting price, each box of 50 is GH₵ 650, so the chicks cost GH₵ 1,300. The route is about 620 km and takes about 10 to 12 hours. That is a long trip for a day-old chick, so the plan has to start early. Confirm the station, book a collector for the arrival window, prepare the brooder the day before and keep an extra day in reserve.

The same planning applies to every long route. Shorten the wait at the station, prepare the brooder ahead, and let us know early if the date changes.

Order your delivery

To order, use the order form on our website, or message us on WhatsApp at +233 24 915 1503. Give us the breed, the boxes you want, the town and the station you prefer, and we reply with a hatch date, a dispatch day and the price in writing. If you want the price list first, see the price list, and for the ordering process in full, read our guide to buying day-old chicks online.

If you are not sure which region gets which chicks, our hub of day-old chick pages lists every region and bird we supply. Farm visits and collection are by appointment, and free advice is available before and after delivery, so ask us anything about the first week before the chicks arrive.

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