Anyone expecting chicks this week?

[concrete_boots]

I got 5 from Meyers exactly a week ago, they are doing great so far and we are first time chicken keepers...I was thinking about making a thread with some pics and to share our brooder set up

 

[danceswithronin]

I got 5 from Meyers exactly a week ago, they are doing great so far and we are first time chicken keepers...I was thinking about making a thread with some pics and to share our brooder set up

I have ordered from Meyer's twice (not counting my existing pending order) and I've always been super happy with the health of their chicks and their customer service. Plus it is fantastic to find a hatchery with a three chick minimum that actually has some decent breed choices for that order size too.

 

[KSH1]

Me too! I'm anxiously awaiting tracking info! I have 15 SR bantams coming from Valley Farms Hatchery including 3 Easter eggers, 3 mille Fleur D'uccles, and 9 OEGB. I got a shipping confirmation on those guys last night.

THEN I also have an assortment of LF coming from The Chick Hatchery. They were also scheduled to ship yesterday but I believe TCH is a drop ship company so they're awaiting tracking data from the source. They did respond very quickly to my email, but they said they don't yet have tracking information. From them I ordered:
3 buckeye pullets
6 Easter egger pullets
3 light Brahma pullets
3 GLW pullets
3 BJG pullets
3 Appenzeller Spitzhauben SR
3 dark Brahma SR
I sure hope at least one of each SR breed is a pullet, but especially the dark Brahma since they are available sexed. Well, actually I also hope for more than 1 pullet out of 9 OEGB lol. The bantams were kind of an afterthought lol and VFH was one of the few places that still had any available for this week by the time I ordered. I didn't want them to be younger than the LF because after I'm sure everyone is healthy I hope to let them all live together.

Brooders are ready and the PO has my phone number, and I'm obsessively checking my emails!

 

[BantyChooks]

I don't order chicks, but I do have eggs hatching this week.

 

[Smolfarmcatlady]

My chicks left spokane this morning just before 8 and my post office said they probably won't be here until tomorrow morning. It's a little over 2 hours from spokane to here, so where are they spending 24 hours?? Even though I wasn't expecting them until tomorrow it's hard knowing they came so close and I have to wait another day. My brooder is all ready for them when they arrive!
Concrete_boots I would love to see your chicks and how you have them set up!
Everyone else waiting for chicks, I'm excited with you.
Danceswithronin I ordered from Meyer because of their low chick minimum and they had great breeds available even though I didn't order way in advance.

 

[DobieLover]

Yay! I'm glad to have shipping buddies! What great varieties. DobieLover you will have to share how you like your lakeshore eggers because they sound so intriguing to me. I almost had one of those instead of my dominique. btoutcheque I'm a little envious of your easter eggers. Please post pictures when they come!

I already have one. She's a great girl. I named her Olivia when she was about 3 weeks old and she was the first to lay and they were olive green eggs. She becomes an official hen Monday.

 

[danceswithronin]

Danceswithronin I ordered from Meyer because of their low chick minimum and they had great breeds available even though I didn't order way in advance.

I really love some of the breeds Stromberg's offers, but their price for a small order is ridiculous (94.00 for common birds like a RIR or a Barred Rock?!) and their breed selection for the small orders is terrible compared to their breed selection for large orders. For someone building a mixed flock it's kind of a bummer. But I've been so happy with Meyer I'll probably always stick with them unless I can find a particular rare breed they don't have from a local source. If I could find a bielefelder I'd cheat on them, lol.

 

[DobieLover]

My chicks left spokane this morning just before 8 and my post office said they probably won't be here until tomorrow morning. It's a little over 2 hours from spokane to here, so where are they spending 24 hours?? Even though I wasn't expecting them until tomorrow it's hard knowing they came so close and I have to wait another day. My brooder is all ready for them when they arrive!
Concrete_boots I would love to see your chicks and how you have them set up!
Everyone else waiting for chicks, I'm excited with you.
Danceswithronin I ordered from Meyer because of their low chick minimum and they had great breeds available even though I didn't order way in advance.

They always send packages to a central distribution center. It just adds just anxiety to the waiting process.
If I had a reputable hatchery only 2 hours away, I'd drive there to get them!

 

[Smolfarmcatlady]

DobieLover the hatchery is in ohio. If it was in spokane I would have packed up my family and made it an outing. That would have been really fun. But maybe harder to stick to a small number of chicks. We really shouldn't have more than a handful.

 

[chkva]

I don't order chicks because the farm 5 minutes down the road has them year around so it's easier to do it that way for us. I got a Delaware (Penelope), Barred Rock (Ophelia), and an Americauna (Violet) about two hours ago. I said no more chicks, but couldn't resist... Oops But it's only 3