Member Reviews: Ideal Poultry bantams

My feed store got a shipment of assorted bantams from Ideal.  I took a chance and picked a lively, orange-colored chick with a black dot on its head, not knowing the breed.  Researched at all of the bantams Ideal offers and was impressed by the selection.  Turns out I picked a Nankin bantam, a rare breed that only Ideal carries.  I'm very pleased.   

Well I split an order with the poultry keepers around my location and I was so happy to order over the phone! In fact that's so fantastic, trying to fill an order on the internet would have been difficult with the 57 chicks being ordered with a bunch of people ordering. The order ships on the 22nd...will update then.

Bought at a feed store in Hobbs,New Mexico random box of chicks. Picked the smallest and sickliest chick of the whole bunch and was asked to get it a buddy. Got lucky,picked a mated pair. Bantam Black Frizzled Cochins. Not very winter hardy the 1st yr. had to bring them inside till the weather warmed up,have to keep shade on them in the summers. As they get older they seem to do well in the winter. Good layers,do not set. Doesnt mind being handled.   Please excuse me, this is the very first i ever tried to do a review on anything.