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My chicks are shipping today! UPDATE, THEY'RE HERE!

post #1 of 14
2/22/12 at 12:01pm
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They should be here on Friday. I ordered the Hatchery Choice Assorted Heavy Breed pullets from Cackle Hatchery. Any idea what type of chicks I can expect? It says "at least three breeds of brown egg laying pullets". Will they send a note saying which breeds are included or do I have to figure it out myself. This is my first hatchery order, all my other chicks were from local backyard breeders.


Edited by Coop de Grille - 2/24/12 at 7:26am

Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #2 of 14
2/22/12 at 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by Chicken_S View Post

They should be here on Friday. I ordered the Hatchery Choice Assorted Heavy Breed pullets from Cackle Hatchery. Any idea what type of chicks I can expect? It says "at least three breeds of brown egg laying pullets". Will they send a note saying which breeds are included or do I have to figure it out myself. This is my first hatchery order, all my other chicks were from local backyard breeders.

i have chicks shipping today from cackle as well..

 

I've gotten their heavy breed assortments in the past.. I can't say for certain.. but if your order is anything like mine was you'll have some buff orpingtons in there as well as some barred plymouth rocks or wyandottes
 

 

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I don't have poultry.. I have mini feathered velociraptors
My Emu Hatch     
Sexing Emu Chicks     
Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     
Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     
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* ~  Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~ * 
I don't have poultry.. I have mini feathered velociraptors
My Emu Hatch     
Sexing Emu Chicks     
Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     
Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     
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post #3 of 14
2/22/12 at 12:41pm

oh please post pics of what you get. I considered the same order so I am very curious yippiechickie.gif

living in a beautiful coastal village in Alaska with my husband (from cali) our 4 boys and an Akita...no chickens yet but 15 on their way this may!

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living in a beautiful coastal village in Alaska with my husband (from cali) our 4 boys and an Akita...no chickens yet but 15 on their way this may!

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post #4 of 14
2/22/12 at 2:15pm
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I'm really excited! I don't care what they are, I just want them to get here already.

 

Today I found a puppy running on the side of the road. I went up to the house nearby to see if they owned it, but there was no one home. I took the puppy with me because I didn't want it to get hit by a car. I went back to the house about an hour ago and it was their puppy. Then I noticed a sign that said "fresh eggs". I glanced around and saw their hens were in with roosters so I bought a dozen of them. When I got home I cracked one open and as I suspected, it was fertile. One of the eggs were cracked, but I put the other 10 in the incubator.

 

I figure I have six that are going to freezer camp, so I am replacing them with 15 from the hatchery, and now how many that might hatch here at home lol...

Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #5 of 14
2/24/12 at 7:30am
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I got five of these:

 

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Five of these:

 

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Five of these:

 

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And one lone all black chick:

 

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #6 of 14
2/24/12 at 7:34am
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Originally Posted by Chicken_S View Post

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I got five of these:

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Five of these:

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Five of these:

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And one lone all black chick:

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#1 RIR or Production red maybe?
#2 Buff Orpington
# 3 looks like Silver Laced Wyandotte or a black australorp to me
# 4 - I have no idea..

Proud Mom of 2 dogs (Koda & Chloe), 3 cats(Angel, Dexter & Lilly-Ru), a LGD Puppy - Clementine,18 chickens, 3 ducks and many chicks!


Barred Rock, Polish, Houdan, EE's, Naked Neck Turkens, Silkies, Cochins, RIR, Silver-Laced Wyandotte, Buff Orpington, Delaware, RSL, and a few mutts! I also have 3 ducks - Khaki Campbell and Muscovy!

Check out my Chicken Blog!  http://aoxaschickens.wordpress.com/

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Proud Mom of 2 dogs (Koda & Chloe), 3 cats(Angel, Dexter & Lilly-Ru), a LGD Puppy - Clementine,18 chickens, 3 ducks and many chicks!


Barred Rock, Polish, Houdan, EE's, Naked Neck Turkens, Silkies, Cochins, RIR, Silver-Laced Wyandotte, Buff Orpington, Delaware, RSL, and a few mutts! I also have 3 ducks - Khaki Campbell and Muscovy!

Check out my Chicken Blog!  http://aoxaschickens.wordpress.com/

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post #7 of 14
2/24/12 at 8:06am

#4 could be a black sex link pullet

 

* ~  Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~ * 
I don't have poultry.. I have mini feathered velociraptors
My Emu Hatch     
Sexing Emu Chicks     
Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     
Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     
Reply

* ~  Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~ * 
I don't have poultry.. I have mini feathered velociraptors
My Emu Hatch     
Sexing Emu Chicks     
Blowing Out Emu Eggs for Crafting     
Our Hoop Coop build     

Hatching Muscovy Eggs     
Reply
post #8 of 14
2/24/12 at 8:11am

#1 looks a lot like my RIR chick

 

1 RIR rooster, 1 RIR hen, 1 White Leghorn hen, 1 Gold Barnevelder hen, 1 bantam rooster, 1 bantam hen,  lots of chicks with more on the way, one black lab mix puppy, Maggie (or Maggot, if she's bad), 1 happily un-pregnant tortoise shell cat, Jack, 6 kittens, and 1 rabbit (That until 2-28-12 we thought was a boy...). 

 

 

 

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1 RIR rooster, 1 RIR hen, 1 White Leghorn hen, 1 Gold Barnevelder hen, 1 bantam rooster, 1 bantam hen,  lots of chicks with more on the way, one black lab mix puppy, Maggie (or Maggot, if she's bad), 1 happily un-pregnant tortoise shell cat, Jack, 6 kittens, and 1 rabbit (That until 2-28-12 we thought was a boy...). 

 

 

 

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post #9 of 14
2/24/12 at 9:02am
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Could they be red and black sex links? I don't think the yellow ones are BO's, I have BO's and none of mine had the chipmunk stripes on the back.

Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #10 of 14
2/24/12 at 9:48am

awwwww! tooo cute! now i really can't wait to get mine clap.gif

living in a beautiful coastal village in Alaska with my husband (from cali) our 4 boys and an Akita...no chickens yet but 15 on their way this may!

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living in a beautiful coastal village in Alaska with my husband (from cali) our 4 boys and an Akita...no chickens yet but 15 on their way this may!

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