Have gotten 3 shipments of chicks from Ideal 2 day Priority and all the chicks arrived alive. I lost one chick from each of the 2 bantam orders. I got 2 shipments from Metzer 2 day Priority all arrived alive. The 6 goslings I got last year had Grogel to eat in transit. Metzer provides Grogel for...
I am happy with my birds from Ideal. I got 15 Black sex link pullets last year hatched 8/27 all lived and grew well. I got feather legged bantams hatched 6/25/14 and all lived but one that could not stand. I got assorted Silkies hatched 7/22/14 and all lived but one that could not stand. The...
Nutrena has amprolium but their chick starter does not state that it is suitable for waterfowl. It does not say it isn't either. Mine got grass at first + Save A Chick like the breeder recommended and they are getting fresh kale now which they like a lot. They would not eat the canned which has...
I gave my ducklings Nutrena last year after reading that it was OK and 2 of them had leg problems. One could only scoot around and the other had one good leg. It looked like curled toe paralysis which is supposed to be a riboflavin deficiency. They got a vitamin B complex supplement but did not...
I wish I could get more deals but I do not have a safe suitable place for too many little ones. I hope all get sold and live. I am expecting to get 8 more goslings soon so I need room for them. I wish I had ordered goslings from Ideal instead of Holderread even though I like the 3 birds they...
Ordered 25 feather legged bantams on the 25th shipped same day. They sent 27. One could not stand and had pasty butt and only lived 2 days. All the rest are doing great. They did not have a problem with the chick starter. They got Southern States non medicated for 6 days and started on Nutrena...