Cackle shipments?

[swamperkk]

out of the 15,6 died,dont know why

 

[hildar]

out of the 15,6 died,dont know why

Did they replace them?? I would be right after them for replacements.

 

[Jewellan]

i have red shouldered yokohoma they made a mistake she told me she will send the red jungle fowl,saw the rooster looks handsom bird

So what happens then? Do you keep the first batch too?

 

[chickisoup]

yep. all the hatcheries just let you keep the "mistakes". You can't hardly ship them back.

BTW- with the really massive numbers of orders they deal with this time of year an occasional "oops" is bound to happen no matter who you order from. They all try hard not to let it happen tho, simply because it's bad for business and I've never heard of a hatchery that didn't do their best to correct the mistake once you bring it to their attention. Think about it. They actually lose money on the transaction when they have to cover shipping on the replacement chicks. That's why some hatcheries will just let you keep what you got and offer a refund or credit toward a future purchase instead of shipping replacements.

 

[swamperkk]

yes i kept them,cannot ship baby chicks back they would die for sure

 

[swamperkk]

no i didnt ask,it was their mistake for sending those chicks,but its a good idea to ask

 

[Jewellan]

yes i kept them,cannot ship baby chicks back they would die for sure

I didn't even think of that, that they would die. I sure hope you have the room for them. I cant imagine getting the wrong chicks and then being faced with the decision of having to keep the mistake or call and tell them and then add more chicks to the flock. Oh OOOPS! I would have had an excuse to buy another coop .....ha ha. A pity I didn't over order .....Darn. Good luck with your flock.

 

[chickisoup]

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[swamperkk]

o i have the room 5 ac. of woods and pasture along with my sheep and cows,lol

 

[hildar]

o i have the room 5 ac. of woods and pasture along with my sheep and cows,lol

In that case then I would of asked for them to replace the dead ones. I guess I was lucky that I got a few extras only the 1 extra Delaware is sickly. It is still going and I am shocked but it just is smaller, has strange wings, and eats very little, it drinks plenty of water but only eats the tiny pieces of food. Not sure if it maybe has a throat issue or what. However it never lays down. when it sleeps it either sleeps standing or with its bottom in the air?? Maybe something wrong with the legs?? It stumbles a lot as well however legs look normal feet to.

When I hatch my own chicks I have never had a case of pasty butt, but now with the cackle chicks. I have 4 with it. They seem to be the ones that sleep in the food or right next to it, and eat more then the rest of the chicks. However I am washing butts 2 times a day and have daughter drying them. I hope it is something that clears up. They are still getting the save a chick, and plenty of medicated chick feed, so I have to wonder what is causing that. The naked necks I am having no pasty butt issues with.

I have noticed a big difference in cackle chicks and am wondering if anyone else has noticed this. The Naked necks and Chip the brown leghorn, are as healthy as can be, are quiet, and eat sleep and drink. but mostly sleep. (Normal for their age) The Delaware, and Buff Orpingtons in a separate brooder box, are more active, trying to jump out of the box already, and eat and drink 2X's what the NN's do, and yet play and hardly ever sleep. This doesn't seem normal with 6 or 7 day old chicks. Normally the first week of their lives is to eat a little drink a little and then sleep, and sleep. Not the Delawares, and BO's they are more interested in jumping, running, and eating like pigs. Some keep the others going more then the rest. And they are so different where the NN's walk around the sleeping ones, the BO's jump right in the middle of the sleeping ones, just to get them all going. Last year I had Delaware chicks, and a BO chick, they were never this active at this age. The Delawares, and Bo's have been this way from the moment they came out of their shipping box.