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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    I was talking about the packing peanuts. I don't have the space to grow out lots of roosters. So I'd let them get warmed, fill up on water and food, get sleepy and then dislocate their necks. I've done it a few times. It is never fun. We've processed the few roosters that made it through...
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    It is amazing to me how soothing it is to share my sadness with you all and receive comforting words. I'm a stranger on an internet forum and yet I feel heard. Thank you. *** On the packing peanuts...if they were marked clearly, or of breeds not in my order I wouldn't mind them coming...
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    Separating little limping bantam chick?

    I picked up 4 1-2week old LF chicks and one brand new tiny silkie two days ago. Silkie was of course sleeping more but otherwise holding her own till last night when I noticed her hilarious off center run/jump/balance way of skittering around. Today she won't put any weight on her right leg...
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    Advice re: My Pet Chicken

    I've had the almost exact same issue. MIne were also battered by the heat pack. And the vent holes weren't punched open. We were so upset that my husband said he never wanted to order live animals again. I drove 2 hours to the breeder of my first three and came home with 5 more week-old...
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    I was so excited to get a small order of sexed chicks including bantams. I ordered a shipment from MPC as well. They had to sub out for the frizzle. Shipped monday night, arrived at the po the next morning. Dead. Heat pack was on top of the poor smooshed things. Only three of the vent...
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