extra chicks from hatchery?

[FortWorthChicks]

I ordered 10 chicks for laying and 4 for meaties, they will be shipped to me. I have heard of putting extras in for warmth. How many chicks do you think they will put into an order that small? should I expect extras and if so do they just throw any breed handy in there or do they put more of what you ordered males mostly?

 

[highcountrychickens]

Packing Peanuts... that's what they call them...

There are many beloved peanuts owned by folks on this forum!

the answer to your question depends a bit on the hatchery... some have minimum orders of 25 so...

kinda makes for a fun surprise, ay?

 

[IwannaBEaMERMAID]

Ideal poultry puts ALOT!! and they are wat ever didnt sell....i did get three girls in the 8 that i got

...but one got eaten by my neighbors cat

darn THING

 

[CountryMom]

I ordered a dozen silkies last year from Ideal. They sent 'Packing Peanuts' in the form of RIR and I assumed they were cockerals. I placed an ad in freecycle the day before they arrived and someone was lined up to pick them up just a couple hours after they arrived. I had 8 included in the order. Worked out perfect.

 

[FortWorthChicks]

So ... from Ideal which is not far from here if I only ordered 14 you think I could come away with as many as 10 extras?????????? Holy Canoli that sounds awsome. Hmmm..... Oh I like this alot!! hmm im going to look on the site close to the date and see whats sold out try and guess what extras I might come up with.

 

[Cats Critters]

I ordered 16 chicks from ideal, got 6 extra, 2 CM pullets, and 4 BR roos.

 

[kennedyscochins]

I ordered from ideal. I don't remember the exact number, but probably around 14. I got 9 cockerels that I didn't want. But, you can ask them not to send any roosters for warmth. I did that once and they didn't send any. All of my chicks were still fine.