arizona_chicken_noob
Songster
In the past I have ordered from a hatchery in I think Missouri (who specializes in small orders, I don't feel like names are important) and I have been fortunate to get very healthy chicks on Friday. I think they always ship on Wednesday.
This time I'm ordering from Texas and the tracking number says Saturday. I'm optimistic because the local feed store uses this hatchery and has live chicks for sale, but I can't shake the idea I got somewhere that newly hatched chicks are only good for 3 days without food and water after they hatch. Weds, Thurs, Fri....
Do you think they will arrive just fine or are my worries legit? I'm in AZ.
Edit: They hatched today!
Edit 2: I wanted to ask because there are a number of posts about bad shipments with this hatchery on the forum.
This time I'm ordering from Texas and the tracking number says Saturday. I'm optimistic because the local feed store uses this hatchery and has live chicks for sale, but I can't shake the idea I got somewhere that newly hatched chicks are only good for 3 days without food and water after they hatch. Weds, Thurs, Fri....
Do you think they will arrive just fine or are my worries legit? I'm in AZ.
Edit: They hatched today!
Edit 2: I wanted to ask because there are a number of posts about bad shipments with this hatchery on the forum.
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