2014 Hatchery Chick Orders

[clickclackmoo]

I had terrible experience with Meyer and we are 2 states away. It's hard to know when to blame the post office and when to blame the hatchery, but I definitely won't order from them again after 3 bad experiences.

 

[wendychicklawyr]

No but mm was incredible.. Got them to me in less than 24 hrs. I live 30 min away from a main dist center in Tampa fl and I stalked them and even paid a visit just 4 hours b4 they called to say the babies were there. I'm sure hounding the po and local is the reason :yiipchick

 

[StewedMammal]

Well, I lost one of my chicks last night

. Another may or may not be becoming weak (hoping not). We'll see how it goes. The one thing I hate most about mail order chicks is cleaning the pasty butts...

 

[brokenhobble]

I have had the best luck with Cackle.. If you call they are friendly fast and helpful, last year I ordered 100 fry pan special chicks and 3 days later they showed up at the post office all 100 alive, a week later I still had 100 living chicks, so I support cackle and prolly wont switch! cant decide what to order this year, maybe some silkies, polish, and for sure will order amarucana..

 

[StewedMammal]

I have had the best luck with Cackle.. If you call they are friendly fast and helpful, last year I ordered 100 fry pan special chicks and 3 days later they showed up at the post office all 100 alive, a week later I still had 100 living chicks, so I support cackle and prolly wont switch! cant decide what to order this year, maybe some silkies, polish, and for sure will order amarucana..

I ordered the fry pan bargain from them last year too. All my 26 chicks made it to their butcher date. I swear the female chicks are weaker and more fragile that young than the males are.

 

[kenzier093]

Well, I lost one of my chicks last night

. Another may or may not be becoming weak (hoping not). We'll see how it goes. The one thing I hate most about mail order chicks is cleaning the pasty butts...

what kind is it? I am going up to the shed soon to see how they did over night, but I know the third faverolle will be dead. It just laid there like the other two that died did.

 

[wendychicklawyr]

So far all look vibrant xcept one golden campines eye won't open. Got the other to open and ill work on this on today. They are allrunningaround like crazy maybe less sugar electrolyte water !!

 

[StewedMammal]

what kind is it? I am going up to the shed soon to see how they did over night, but I know the third faverolle will be dead. It just laid there like the other two that died did.

It was one of the yellow chicks. Breed? Uh.... Either a Delaware or Indian River. Hope the rest of yours are doing ok.

 

[kenzier093]

It was one of the yellow chicks. Breed? Uh.... Either a Delaware or Indian River. Hope the rest of yours are doing ok.

They are! There is one or two small ones and I am kind of worried about them because the bigger ones run into them and they sometimes get run over, but they are eating and drinking so that is a good sign! I am thinking ordering from cackle isn't a good thing for us because it is four states over and too long of a trip. I think I am going to pick some chicks up from my local tsc when they get them in and add them in with the bunch I have now. I can't believe I am saying this, but I hope I actually get a rooster. I want one so I can hatch some out next year instead of having to buy them. The only rooster I have now is a banty and I don't want anymore of them running around.

 

[StewedMammal]

Ok so my chicks are going to be a week old tomorrow! 25 out of 26 have made it. The 4 pullets I have that I hatched myself should be going outside tomorrow morning so I can have brooder room for Tractor Supply Chicks

. Hoping for some heavy breeds or broilers from there.