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  1. RareDuck

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  2. RareDuck

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  3. RareDuck

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    Ideal has Crested special large size straight run .90 cents each today July 9th only and assorted bantams are also.90 cents each
  4. RareDuck

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  5. RareDuck

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  6. RareDuck

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  7. RareDuck

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
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