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:wee:eek: :love:wee @-BOGGS- Those are ADORABLE! How far did they have to travel?

The distance and their survival depends on transportation connections and schedules as well as temperatures and handling, which are dependent upon the individuals handling the chicks along the way. I don't have a large data set but it appears that spring survival rates are higher than summer...

@KDOGG331 You're probably closer to transportation than I am by a good ways, so your shipped chicks might have better survival than I did from Cackle. My mail goes to Bangor, then is trucked 3 hours north to my local hub, and then on to my PO. I can get the chicks about 6:30 am, but the long...

When I began on this journey with my fluffybutts, I knew nothing about different breeds. I started off with 3 dozen straight run chicks from TSC, and the split was even! Who could resist a dozen Dixie Chicks? Those Dixie Rainbow roos were RUDE! :barnie They started -- at the tender age of 11...

Thanks for the sympathy, @KDOGG331. I'm either made of pragmatic hearty peasant stock or a heartless old broad, but I do what has to be done, without hesitation. I did bring Peewee inside and tried to bolster her with additional electrolytes but she was dead by morning. Since this thread is for...

Thanks for the sympathy. The worst was finding dead hens on the coop floor and hearing the rattling breathing of others. I had to dispatch those with symptoms right then to protect the rest of the flock. :rant We've had an awful lot of nights well below zero this winter. I've seen crows inside...

I'm eggcited, too! I ordered from my local feed store, which gets chicks from Mt Healthy. This year, I chose 2 New Hampshires, 2 Amber sex link, 4 Cinnamon Queen Golden comets, 2 Black laced Golden Wyandotte, 2 Speckled Sussex, and 2 EEs. They will be here the last week in April. I have a lot of...