"Interesting" is a good word. The store is newly opened & slightly closer to my house, so I placed my order there. They had no idea what they were doing. All 200+ special order chicks were running around together in a large bin - with a small sign that read not for sale. Next to it was a bin mixed with buff orps, cornish cross, & barred rocks for sale. When I went to pick up my chicks, they sent a young teen with a Cackle catalog in hand to use the pics to pick out my chicks. She handed me a chick with muffs..... No Thank you! I was able to find 3 of my 5 Spitzes. They put in an order for 3 more (one extra as an apology) because they probably gave away my Spitzes to another customer. I didn't like my chicks being on the sales floor. The manager said she put all the chicks in the same area because she was afraid they'd get forgotten if held in back.
I had also ordered 5 Speckled Sussex pullets. They had several chipmunk chicks running about. I made sure to get 5 with 3 stripes and no puffy cheeks & pea comb. Of course now I am beginning to wonder what I have. There are some subtle differences, but I think one may be a Welsummer or Brown Leghorn. If anyone has experience with them, let me know what you think.
The ? chick is on the left. (Unlike the rest.....Yellow belly does not go all the way up to beak, feet have a slight yellow color, & fluff color between stripes is very light)
I had also ordered 5 Speckled Sussex pullets. They had several chipmunk chicks running about. I made sure to get 5 with 3 stripes and no puffy cheeks & pea comb. Of course now I am beginning to wonder what I have. There are some subtle differences, but I think one may be a Welsummer or Brown Leghorn. If anyone has experience with them, let me know what you think.
The ? chick is on the left. (Unlike the rest.....Yellow belly does not go all the way up to beak, feet have a slight yellow color, & fluff color between stripes is very light)