Ideal .99 Bantam Assortment Special Review **NEW PICS**

[GothChick]

Hi everyone,

I got my chick order this morning and wanted to let everyone know my experience and thoughts. I ordered the special that Ideal has running for the month of October. It includes 25 or more assorted st. run bantam chicks for only .99 a chick! My total for everything came to $35.50, this included $24.75 for 25 chicks, small order charge of $7, and an air mail charge of $3.75.

I placed the order on October 9th, I was sent an e-mail letting me know that my shipping date would be October 13th. On October 12th I was sent an e-mail saying my order was shipping and I got my chicks early morning on October 14th.

All chicks arrived alive and happy and I got a GREAT assortment. I believe they included 27 chicks total but that was just a rough count. I will take picture soon so everyone can see the variety and get the exact number. I will also keep this thread updated to let everyone know how they are all turning out and if any die. Hope you enjoy and I will get a picture update soon, I just wanted to make sure the chicks had time to eat and drink before I started taking pictures of them.

 

[GothChick]

Ok so I counted and have 26 chicks total so 1 free chick. I have pics of the different types with some information on leg color and such. So lets start the guessing game! Click to see the pics larger.

Here is a group picture






I got 5 total white or buff silkies, 2 bearded and 3 non-bearded

2 Bearded Silkie



3 non-bearded




I'm guessing a patridge or red silkie




Little light yellow chick with pink feathered legs




3 yellow and grey chicks with feathered pink legs




2 multi-colored chicks with cute red faces





3 black and yellow chicks




This is my favorite chick, its such a pretty blue colored chick with slate colored legs and beak




Dark grey and yellow feather footed chick




Black and yellow feather footed chick




Reddish feather footed chick




2 chipmunks with blue/grey legs




2 chipmunks with pink legs




Reddish chick with pink legs

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Cute babies! I am also waiting for Bantam chicks from Ideal.

Can't wait to follow your thread!

 

[sjarvis00]

Little light yellow chick with pink feathered legs

3 yellow and grey chicks with feathered pink legs

These are cochins. Either white or buff... And the yellow and grey look like columbian cochins

2 multi-colored chicks with cute red faces

These look like golden sebrights

Black and yellow feather footed chick

This is a back cochin

Reddish feather footed chick

I think this is a red cochin, but might be a partridge cochin

The greyish feather footed looks like a blue cochin

2 chipmunks with pink legs

These look like silver duckwing old english



The other pictures Im not real sure..... Sorry. Let them get some age on them and repost pics.​

 

[S&N Livestock]

I love baby chicks..They are so cute...

 

[GothChick]

Yea they are sooo cute. I am falling in love with the little blue/grey chick with the black beak and legs. I have no idea what it is but it is so cute and loves being held.

 

[lazyoranch]

I think the little blue chick is a Self Blue Old English. I have some of those. They are so friendly. One, that is a rooster, loves to cuddle with me.

 

[Pidgey104]

Looks like you have
2 white bearded silkies
3 White Non Bearded Silkies
1 Partridge Silkie
white or buff Cochin
3 Might be Lavender or splash Cochin
2 either mille old english or Gold Seabright
Not sure with the Black and whites
Self Blue Old english
guessing Blue Cochin
Black cochin
Might be red or partridge cochin
BB Red Old english
Sliver Duckwing Old English
not sure on last chick

 

[GothChick]

So here are the updated pictures of the chicks now at 2 weeks old already! Any new guesses on breeds and colors?



White Silkies (one of the original 5 died)


2 Days

2 Weeks


Partridge Silkie


2 Days

2 Weeks



Previous unknown white chick, now white frizzle


2 Days

2 Weeks



The three grey and yellow chicks..... white frizzles, one not frizzled though


2 Days

2 Weeks




These 2 pretty chicks, Golden Sebrights?


2 Days

2 Weeks



The three black and white chicks, still no idea what they are, but I think the one with all the black is a roo and the other 2 are pullets


2 Days

2 Weeks



My favorite little blue chick, I'm guessing a Blue Self OEGB


2 Days

2 Weeks



My four fatties as I call them. I think I have 3 black and one blue cochin. They have like no feather and are super fat and lazy.


2 Days

2 Weeks



The pretty feather footed red chick, I still don't know what it is. Probably a cochin but I'm not sure what color.


2 Days

Week 2



The little hyper red chipmunks. Some kind of OEGB I'm guessing. IDK what color.


2 Days

2 Weeks




My super friendly, calm, light colored chipmunks. OEGB? Color?


2 Days

2 Weeks




Last but not least, the pretty little still unknown multi-colored chick.


2 Days

2 Weeks

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Aww they are just gorgeous!!

Looks like you got a great assortment!!!