One of the polishes did not make it through the night, and 3 of the 4 remaining have pasty butt, it seems the polishes did not handle being shipped well. I will treat them tonight when I turn the heat lamp on. The lavender orpingtons are doing fantastic though! Two still have their umbilical...
They have arrived. So far they all look good. All though, one chick from each breed is slightly weeker than the others. One of the orpingtons has their umbilical cord still attached, while not Alarming that chick is also somewhat sluggish, probably due to the shipping.
The one polish chick is...
Also the silkie I got from hoovers is an amazing quality bird for a hatchery bird. (All the others got eaten by rats. First time dealing with that issue tbh) the silkie has perfect toes no deformities, no vulture hocks, his skin is black, he has a wallnut comb, his feathers are okay quality, he...
Yeah they are on oder. I actually have had an extremely bad experience with cackle. All the chicks I got from them have ended up dying to either genetic conditions or some kind of organ failure. And even then they weren’t show quality.
And how do I work with them?
I have some white crested black polish chicks coming in next week. I am Hoping to get some breeding quality chicks at least. I have had good luck with their silkies and have gotten a few good quality pets. (The only thing holding them back was their color)
And what is hoovers best quality...