Our family ordered Rhode Island Red pullets as first time chicken owners (well, as adults, anyway) from our local Tractor Supply store. They called my husband yesterday afternoon and told him the shipment had arrived at the PO, and we could go and take our 4-6 pullets.
When he got there, they'd been there all afternoon without heat, and they didn't have enough food or water...he said lots of them were dead already or on their way out.
He took the six liveliest looking ones, and two didn't survive the night, and two passed away later this morning. I was just absolutely heartbroken. I've been sick about it all morning...we did everything we were supposed to.
There were two that had been strong when they got here, and they (I swear) even looked bigger than the others over night, and were drinking and perching and pecking energetically c.
He called the Tractor supply Co, and the person he spoke to said that ALL the chicks besides ours at the PO had passed away...our two were the only that survived.
They complained to the supplier, and they sent a new batch of much livelier chicks, and my husband brought home <gulp> 9 not sorted chicks, all of whom, plus the two who survived from yesterday's group, are looking just dandy, happily pecking away at their feed and water.
What happened? I'm just befuddled.
When he got there, they'd been there all afternoon without heat, and they didn't have enough food or water...he said lots of them were dead already or on their way out.
He called the Tractor supply Co, and the person he spoke to said that ALL the chicks besides ours at the PO had passed away...our two were the only that survived.
What happened? I'm just befuddled.
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