Wow. I didn't get any notification that anyone had posted since I last posted. Anyhoo, reporting back in. My chicks have been home for 8 days are are doing great. We lost 2 of the 38 that arrived in the first couple of days. I have one that is not growing at the rate of the others but otherwise...
Mine have also arrive and so far are all doing well. Only one is looking a little weak. I'm keeping an eye on her. I also had an excellent experience with my postal workers. The tracking indicated they were "in route" at 5:33 am to my post office so I figured the'd arrive within 4 hours of that...
I've got 25 arriving tomorrow. This will be my first batch of chicks. I started last summer with a dozen full grown chickens and a rooster. I don't think you need to do the water part at the post office (unless you maybe live far away). All my research indicates introducing them to water when...