The chicks I got from Ideal are almost 3 weeks old now and I'm trying to confirm the two that I think are the Langshan and Marans. I got four chicks as part of the rare breed pullet surprise deal they have on their website and they pencilled in that there was a Langshan and Marans included...
Just got my babies from Ideal today--I ordered 3 black sex-link pullets, 3 barred rock pullets, 3 black australorp pullets, and 4 rare breed surprise pullets. They also included 8 'packing peanuts' for a total of 21 chicks. They wrote on the invoice that the 4 rare breeds are 'sussex...
Our little box of chickens is on the way! We ordered 13 pullets (so will probably also have 12 roos) and they shipped today. I have the brooder all set up--so excited! We ordered 3 barred rock pullets, 3 black sex-linked pullets, 3 black australorp pullets, and 4 rare breed surprise pullets...
I've been lurking this forum and BYH for a few months soaking up as much as I can in preparation for our two little bundles of Nigerian joy that will be coming home in a few weeks, as well as our 12 pullets that we have ordered from Ideal. We're getting two doelings and a handful of pullets and...