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I got 6 goslings from Metzer last year. Two are White Chinese and the other four are Embden. None of them can fly at all. Two of the Embdens hiss and one attacks. The attack bird will grab and hang on and has gone after other birds, dogs, and me. I grab her around the neck for a few seconds till...

I have Embden and White Chinese but they might be sexable by looking underneath. My females have 2 lumps underneath that are about equal and rounded. The males have one lump.

Have gotten 3 shipments of chicks from Ideal 2 day Priority and all the chicks arrived alive. I lost one chick from each of the 2 bantam orders. I got 2 shipments from Metzer 2 day Priority all arrived alive. The 6 goslings I got last year had Grogel to eat in transit. Metzer provides Grogel for...

Birds are shipped 2 day priority. I have had birds shipped across the country from the west coast to Virginia and all arrived within 2 days. For chicks I recommend Ideal Poultry. You can sign up for their email and be notified of all their specials. They have some really great deals especially...

Chicks should arrive by the 26th, sooner if you are close to the hatchery. They are shipped 2 day priority.

If you sign up for their emails you will have a chance to get Call In Only Specials that are not on their website. Most of those are hatch day specials.

I got 3 orders from them. 15 Black Sex links, 25 assorted feather legged bantams, and 25 Silkie bantams. Raised all of the birds that I paid for as chicks. Both bantam orders had an extra chick with a bad leg that died. The bantams were bargain assortments which they seem to have every summer. I...

Snakes kill without blood. They will crush their prey to death. They will kill birds too big for them to eat. I rescued 2 bantam hens that had snakes wrapped around them this year. If it was a snake and he was big enough to eat one he may have killed the other ones if they tried to defend...

I got 10 female ducklings from Metzer in October 2013. They arrived in 2 days to VA and were all healthy no extra. This year I got 6 goslings they arrived healthy in 2 days and they are one month old now and doing fine. I bought 6 straight run mixed goslings and got 2 white Chinese and 4...

I also had a bad experience with Stromberg. Last year I ordered Toulouse goslings from them. I was told they would ship on Wednesday and arrive Friday. No birds were shipped and when I called they said the birds were sold out for the year. They never sent a refund and I had to file a complaint...

Ideal and Murray Mcmurray both take Paypal. Privett also accepts Paypal according to their 2015 price sheet.

I have no interest in showing. I prefer pet type Silkies that can see without having feathers over their eyes. Three of mine are bearded but unlike the show Silkies their eyes are not covered. My birds love foraging so they are free ranging during the day and the dogs watch over them most of the...

I want some Toulouse goslings.

My feather legged bantam assortment has 13 Cochins 5 black 2M 3F, 3 gold laced all F, 2 white both F, 1 blue F, 1 buff M, 1 birchen M. 5 Brahmas 4 dark 2M 2F and 1 buff M, 4 Silkies 2 white 1M 1F, 1 red F, and 1 dark gray F and had 4 D'Uccles 2 brown red 1M 1F, 1 white F, and 1...