Hatchery Shout-out

[warmfuzzies]

I just have to share for anyone who is shopping around. We love Welp! Not only are they the cheapest I have found (and I have done a lot of shopping

) but they are VERY healthy chicks. Ours arrived Yesterday morning. They are all thriving, no sick or dead on arrival, and they are quite vigorous! they were hopping out of the box at the P.O. and I didn't teach them to eat at all, they just started right up on their own. We ordered 45 and got 48, so not a lot of extras but a few. They send less this time of year because it is hot.

This is the first time I have ordered from Welp but I have added orders on to a friends several times, and we have never had one dead on arrival. They always arrive in wonderful shape. This is not the best hatchery for small orders (they stick to the 25 bird minimum) but we have never been disappointed and I will keep using them every time!!

 

[CrestedGirl]

Fuzzy butts so cute!!!

 

[Illia]

Congrats.

The health of the chicks though is just dependent on how far away the hatchery is from you and how the weather was.

 

[lvchicken]

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I ordered from Ideal, which is only 4 hours away from me, and one was squished in the box and another one died after that

and the weather was fine

 

[CrestedGirl]

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I ordered from Ideal, which is only 4 hours away from me, and one was squished in the box and another one died after that

and the weather was fine

Im so sorry

 

[lvchicken]

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I ordered from Ideal, which is only 4 hours away from me, and one was squished in the box and another one died after that

and the weather was fine

Im so sorry

Yes, me too.

The squished one was special, it was a white Amercauna...I really wanted white

 

[warmfuzzies]

The hatcheries are all far from us. The chick still has to be healthy to begin with to make it safely.

We have both good and bad stories from other hatcheries, but Welp has always done us right.

 

[Ole rooster]

Where are they located?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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Iowa.

I love Welp too! We ordered our d'Uccles from there. Awesome chickens.

 

[zathura12]

Thanks for the info....hmmm maybe some more chicks??? i think my mom would go crazy.

BTW they are sooo cute.