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You Border the Mason-Dixon line in MD....It's not like you are really that far south anyway. Confederate flags aren't really flown in MD.
CA is a whole different story. I can't answer that either
I ALSO ordered 20 Light Brahma Pullets and 8 White Silkies from Murray Mcmurray two months ago. I was sent 8 White Frizzle Cochin Bantams, and the Light Brahmas Are TERRIBLE! They were nearly completely black! I know not to expect show quality from hatchery, but this isn't even true to breed...
I think it time for sticky to remind everyone of the dangers of the red brooder bulbs. This has been happening a lot lately. Sometimes we forget about little things that may seem like common sense, but in reality, we forget, we're just human. I'm so happy that you got their in time. Someone was...
I live in Pennsylvania......You could get chicks safely until about October. After 6-7 weeks most chicks don't need anymore het, and even if it did get very cold, a lamp would suffice after they are 6-7 weeks until they are mature. I have brooded chicks right through the coldest of winter.
I have to agree...it is going downhill fast. Things are posted wherever and whenever people want. No rhyme or reason. Categories have no meaning to the sellers. I emailed Eggbid about it, to no avail
I don't help. It's all up to mother nature in my incubator. Any time i have ever helped a chick out when I first started to incubate eggs, it always turned out bad.
Ryan
No, no truth to it.
All eggs are female (X,X) to begin with, they just require an extra chromosome to be male,(X,Y) and a for that, it's just thee luck of the draw.
I've shipped countless birds, especially peafowl of all ages through express mail. Even shipped hundred of 4-8 week old ornamental pheasants express, never lost a bird.
They would be fine.
Ryan
Also, if you go to TSC and get the chicken order form/pamphlet, they have it in the brooding instructions to give chicks Duramycin from day one.
O boy, not good. Antibiotics are for sick chicks. not healthy ones. Similarly to humans.
Ryan
I would have to agree. They can be VERY tricky to hatch in an incubator. I had them for 10 year up until 2 years ago...took me a long time to get the hand of it....using a broody hen is much easier, and much more successful