Cackle Hatchery Chicks!

[winterwolf4]

I received my Cackle Hatchery chicks today! All are doing well! 8 Lavender Ameracaunas & 6 Biefenhelder pullets.
I ordered 10 Jungle Fowl, but there was a short hatch and now they are all sold-out.

But I am really happy to finally have my own chickens. The 30 chickens we we already have are technically my husband's chickens. The 6 biefenhelder pullets are his. So 36 chickens.

The 8 Lavender Ameracaunas are mine!
What advice do you have for marking chicks? I have 2 cockerels and currently they are marked with something that looks like orange cheetos around their mouth. But I want a more permanent solution.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You can use a dab of nontoxic paint under their wing for now until they're a bit bigger and easier to band

 

[Hillbillenigma]

Congratulations! Those are all so cute. I’ve got a few more Months until I receive my order.

Please keep us updated with pics.

 

[Whittni]

Curious, did your tracking include the jungle fowl or did you find out on arrival? Were any extras included on arrival?

 

[winterwolf4]

Curious, did your tracking include the jungle fowl or did you find out on arrival? Were any extras included on arrival?

I found out that the Jungle Fowl did not arrive through a note in the box. I got an extra biefehelder pullet. I had ordered 5.

 

[winterwolf4]

I also had a Lavender Ameracauna pullet that developed crossbeak. Cackle happily gave me a refund for her.

 

[MagistraTn]

My cackle chicks arrived today too. 12 Hatched yesterday—I received two extras. 4 black laced golden Wyandottes, 6 black ameracunas (2 Roos) and 4 black copper marans (1 roo). Roos have a little paint of some sort on their chins. Two were a little slipuggish, but they’re drinking, eating and had a brief nap under the plate.

their food (scratch & peck starter) looks a bit chunky, so I soaked some and my boy is picking up some grit on the way home.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

My cackle chicks arrived today too. 12 Hatched yesterday—I received two extras. 4 black laced golden Wyandottes, 6 black ameracunas (2 Roos) and 4 black copper marans (1 roo). Roos have a little paint of some sort on their chins. Two were a little slipuggish, but they’re drinking, eating and had a brief nap under the plate.

their food (scratch & peck starter) looks a bit chunky, so I soaked some and my boy is picking up some grit on the way home.

Did you order males? Do you plan on separeting the breeds?

 

[MagistraTn]

Did you order males? Do you plan on separeting the breeds?

Yes, I ordered 3 males. I don’t want to do this again, I’d rather a broody raise them The plan *ahem* is to cull one or two Roos, picking the best one. I have 5 hens, maybe 2 Roos is ok with 16 hens, providing they all survive. I’m not planning on separating, just going to let nature take its course and eat the excess.

 

[Chey1214]

I just got my babies yesterday from crackle!! I love them so much(the birds and the hatchery)