Hoover's -- crossing my fingers

[amazondoc2]

4 FRENCH BLACK COPPER MARANS Female [Marek's vaccination]

I noticed your Marek's. Yeah, I always get vaccinations too. When I first started out here, I'd lose as much as a third of my chicks to Marek's. It was awful. As soon as I started vaccinating, bam! No more losses.

It's been years now since I've had any Marek's deaths here. I could probably stop vaccinating, but now I'm afraid to!

 

[equine chick]

For 20 cents extra a chick it’s a bargain. Hoping for a call in the am. My brooder is heating up. Fingers crossed

 

[equine chick]

The chicks are here! They arrived at 630 am at my post office! All alive and well with two extra chicks! Two extra French copper Maran. One is a male he was marked but I just lost my rooster here to a predator so it’s all good .

 

[amazondoc2]

Bad and good here.

Bad: SEVEN out of 22 arrived dead, and two more are iffy.

Good: they are resending the dead chicks with no hesitation at all — offered me the choice of resend or refund — including sending two replacements for the iffy chicks and one free additional to make the total 10 (they ship 10 or more).

I’m not sure how 7 chicks die in shipment when the weather is perfect (mid-80s), but their replacement policy seems good.

 

[equine chick]

I’m sorry. I’m glad they are replacing the chicks. We are in the 60’s here to 70’s unseasonable fall like weather in Western Pennsylvania.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

The chicks are here! They arrived at 630 am at my post office! All alive and well with two extra chicks! Two extra French copper Maran. One is a male he was marked but I just lost my rooster here to a predator so it’s all good . View attachment 1893032

That's great. They are SO cute. Already a beautiful little flock.

Bad and good here.

Bad: SEVEN out of 22 arrived dead, and two more are iffy.

Good: they are resending the dead chicks with no hesitation at all — offered me the choice of resend or refund — including sending two replacements for the iffy chicks and one free additional to make the total 10 (they ship 10 or more).

I’m not sure how 7 chicks die in shipment when the weather is perfect (mid-80s), but their replacement policy seems good.

Well shoot. That's not good. I hope the remaining chicks and replacements all thrive from here on out. Do your replacements come this week?

 

[amazondoc2]

Well shoot. That's not good. I hope the remaining chicks and replacements all thrive from here on out. Do your replacements come this week?

Well, not THIS week, since it's already Friday. ;-) But they'll ship 9/3.

I also added two lavender orp pullets, two more Ameraucana/EE pullets, and another Welsummer male to the order. Crossing fingers again!

I also got a shipment of ducklings at the beginning of the week, and ANOTHER shipment of ducklings is coming the end of next week. It's gonna be a busy house for a while!

 

[amazondoc2]

Update: the two iffy chicks both died, but everyone else is doing well. I’ll report back on the replacements when they get here!

 

[equine chick]

All the chicks are thriving but one she is a bit lethargic. She is one of the salmon favorelles. I tried some vitamin sugar water my daughter who’s a vet tech mixed up so hopeful.

 

[amazondoc2]

Good luck! For future reference, a little molasses in water is good for a lot of ailing youngsters -- it provides sugar as well as several vitamins and minerals. Not necessarily for a constant thing, 'cause they don't need the constant sugar, but if they need a boost.

(Although at least one study has been done on constant molasses in water for broiler chicks, and it improved growth significantly....)