3 days, chicks haven't arrived

[ozarkmomma]

I got mine this afternoon and all are fine. Happily drinking sugar water and chirping away in the brooder.

 

[usschicago1]

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[TeamChaos]

At 12:00,I got a call from the distribution center an hour and a half from my house (the one my husband works at, of course it's his day off) letting me know that my babies were there and that I should make the drive rather than rely on them living until the a.m. truck. I am so thankful that the dock manager checked in on my babies and checked the hatch date and realized we were getting tight on time!
I picked them up, my sister rode with me, and we sat in the parking lot and watched them drink and eat for a good hour or so. I am so glad everyone is alive and feisty! One little one has a pasty butt, but I'm keeping up with the cleaning and truly I'm just glad to have them here.

 

[Why and Dotte]

I only lost one, I really hope it wasn't the rooster, the only one I ordered. They were incredibly disoriented, we're not out of the woods yet, there were a few that ran all around the brooder like they had all the energy in the world but there were some that fell over as well and took me a while to get them up and moving.
There is one in particular that I'm wrried about, she kept falling on her face and couldn't convince her to eat, I left her alone and she just layed sprawled out in the brooder sleeping, then I offered her some water before I left she took it eagerly and wasn't falling down anymore.

I ordered from cackle as well, my other orders from them I have never had a problem. I don't see how this could be a hatchery mistake though, the box was correctly marked.
Glad to hear that you guys got you're chicks safely! Thanks for the prayers too, they must have helped

 

[ginbart]

I'm so glad you got them. I don't think it's the hatchery fault. Sometimes when I send out Priority mail it takes 4 days to get there and that's going to the same state I live in.