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I recently received some Twentse chicks from Greenfire. Same issues as before, but a little bit different... Nine chicks shipped on Monday afternoon. I knew exactly when they would be arriving so I was at the Post Office bright and early on Wednesday morning. The total time in transit was only...

I, too, have updates... Niederrheiner (Greenfire) = I still have three chicks, and they are doing VERY well - one pullet, two cockerels. They are also VERY friendly, so this is a huge plus for me. Niederrheiner (Brinkhaven) = Not sure what happened with these chicks, but the Niederrheiners...

I'm glad you mentioned your direct experience with the Niederrheiners as this mirrors mine exactly. VERY small chicks for a bird that grows so large. I just hatched out a few from Brice with Sunbird Farms, and they are dinky little chicks. That being said, they seem much more robust than my...

I got a reply from Greenfire today. Apparently they have just been swamped. Over on Rare Breed Auctions, they had offered some new birds so they are obviously busy. They'll refund me, but they asked for some pictures. Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of any corpses... As for my surviving...

I have not received a reply from Greenfire yet, actually. I will send another email in the morning. As for my remaining 4 Twentse, all of them have had, and continue to have, 'paste butt'. These are the only chicks I currently have that have this issue (and I am growing out 50+ right now, of...

Well, my four surviving chicks seem to be doing fine. All will hop right up and run around the brooder box, as well as eat and drink normally. I won't besmirch Greenfire as they have offered to refund me for the losses (although what I really want are live, healthy chicks...). That being said...

Water couldn't be the issue as they started dropping way before I saw them start drinking. Regardless, I have raised a few hundred chicks of different breeds with no issues at all. I have had a total of three batches of chicks with issues - two came from Greenfire Farms (Niederrheiners and...

After your comments indicating the need for proper preparation of the GroGel, I'm leaning towards that being the problem. At first, I thought it was the dye in it. I mean, why does it need to be dyed at all? But then I started thinking about what you said regarding hydration. What if the gel...

I thought the same thing with the Niederrheiners. Greenfire states very clearly that their flock is sterling, that theirs is one of the most intensely monitored in the country because of their imports. I'll check with the Extension Office on Monday, just to be sure. My only reservation is what...

Update: I am now down to five Twentse chicks. No obvious issues, just failure/refusal to thrive. What's worse is that these birds had no GroGel staining whatsoever. I fully expected these more vigorous in the lot to have better survivability, but, alas, they just don't. Greenfire chicks are...

I'll admit straight off that I am beyond frustrated here... I have won two separate auctions over on Rare Breed Auctions for two different breeds of chicks, both from Greenfire Farms. Needless to say, the price was significantly reduced from the standard on the Greenfire site. I only mention...