Cackle hatchery's Hatchery Surprise- Anybody got this before?

[popsicle]

Now I'm going to have to go to their website and compare lol. I only got 2 feather legged chicks(black cochins).

Any with top hats?

 

[winknfox]

Any with top hats?

I actually did not get even one tophat...was pretty upset about that. I love the polish chickens. I was really hoping for a sultan.

 

[SewChaos]

Mine is supposed to ship today! Does cackle send out a shipping confirmation email?

 

[popsicle]

I actually did not get even one tophat...was pretty upset about that. I love the polish chickens. I was really hoping for a sultan.

Interesting. It always seems people get plenty of Cochin and Polish with this surprise.

 

[SewChaos]

I just got a confirmation email! should be here Wednesday!

 

[SlipsWife]

I ordered mine yesterday!!! (Sunday, March 10, 2013) We started with 6 red sexlink pullets and 2 assorted bantams from TSC. My favorite little one didn't make it (of course I had no 'attachment' to the others). Then we bought two white leghorn pullets from a local feed store. After finding this thread I HAD to order the surprise just for fun!

We haven't decided on how many we are going to keep but we need to figure it out soon so we can build our coop! I can't believe I'm so excited about chickens!!!

 

[popsicle]

I ordered mine yesterday!!! (Sunday, March 10, 2013) We started with 6 red sexlink pullets and 2 assorted bantams from TSC. My favorite little one didn't make it (of course I had no 'attachment' to the others). Then we bought two white leghorn pullets from a local feed store. After finding this thread I HAD to order the surprise just for fun!

We haven't decided on how many we are going to keep but we need to figure it out soon so we can build our coop! I can't believe I'm so excited about chickens!!!

It's funny how it happens.

I was really bad at "chicken math" for several years (didn't ever get more than planned). Then I saw threads about this surprise... I don't know why this one is so much more exciting than many other assortments from many other hatcheries.

I also recently had to get 5 new EE chicks "just in case" the surprise didn't include any.

 

[SewChaos]

2 months ago I had 13 chickens total. Today I have 50. Wednesday I shall have almost double that. Yup. I'm real good at chicken math.

 

[SlipsWife]

I 'almost' ordered a few EE to add because I think I really, really, really need them. I didn't because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to tell them apart from the others!

Now I'm wishing I would have!

There's always next year I guess!

 

[SewChaos]

Mine arrived this morning! They sent 2 ducks, 8 turkeys and 32 chicks. One of the turkeys and one of the chicks didn't make it. Everything else looks pretty healthy. Looks like they sent everything in pairs! Of what I can ID:

4 white or royal palm turkeys (I don't know how to tell them apart, but my guess is they're whites)
4 (1 died) bronze or narragansett turkeys (again, my guess is the bronze)

2 pekin ducks

2 buttercups (1 died)
2 golden laced polish
2 white cochin
2 buff cochin

The rest are pretty generic looking. There are no silkies, but a couple of bantams.

I did the math - 2 pekin ducks, 4 white turkeys and 4 bronze turkeys alone cost $54.50, before shipping.

I'm thinking I like this assortment!