ayschmidt ... sorry about the chicks you have lost, always hard to have some doa and lose the others so quickly. Darn that it would be mostly the ones you wanted for the 4-H project. Hope the rest of the babies stay healthy for you.
StewedMammal ... Hope the barred chick is a roo like you...
Got my Whitmore Farms order in yesterday, had 20 Welsummers, 10 Ameraucana and 20 their choice on order, they sent 30 Wels and 24 either Ameraucana or Olive Eggers (not sure how to tell the difference at this point) chicks are all doing great, USPS got them here in less than a day.
Congratulations you got a rooster! Don't get to say that often! They are growing so fast.
Hope everybody's chicks who are shipping next week make it safely.
Speckled Sussex, pretty pretty birds, bet you really like them, they usually have such nice temperaments. SandHill has Erminettes hopefully later this year, put in for some, really interested to see what those are like.
There is a thread on the partridges, they are pretty aren't they. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/526271/partridge-silkies-nothing-else Finally decided on the second SandHill order, Black Penedescenca, Creme Brabanter, White Faced White Spanish, not sure about those though since they are...
Did you not get one or pick one at checkout? I'd be calling them if you didn't pick a date since they ship year round, don't want to wind up with surprise chicks next week. I thought with Ideal the ship-date field automatically gives you the next available ship date when you check out ... or...
I'm still debating my second order from Sand Hill, can't decide, can't decide, can't decide, there are just so many choices, makes you just want to order five of everything and get it over with...already have a couple of new-to-me breeds Kraienkoppes, Iowa Blues and Tomaru on order so at least I...