I got a noisy box this morning! Ideal Hatchery's May 23rd hatch.
4 Silver-Laced Wyandotte
4 Delaware
2 California White
2 Light Brahma
No packing peanuts, though I'd put in a note that I was OK with them. I also asked them to tell me if they substituted Ideal 236 for the CWs. I wouldn't have objected to the substitution, I just wanted to know what I have so that I can order what I like in the future.
There was a bit of a hiccup due to the wrong phone number being printed on the label (which could have been my fault since my dyslexia will strike at random), but fortunately the route driver knows my SIL and had her number.
They're all lively and active. I did the usual beak dipping and I tucked each one under the plate to make sure they knew where to get warm.
I sat with them for half an hour, occasionally catching and re-dipping a chick until I saw one go to the water by itself.
I have to admit to being just a little nervous about them because it's a ridiculously cool day for late May -- barely going to break 70 -- and I've heard a few stories about shipped chicks not getting warm enough under a brooder plate.
But these are so lively and active I think that they can't possibly have gotten chilled shipping. One of the yellow ones was nipping my finger through the box's vent hole while I had them on my lap in the car (my son drove).
4 Silver-Laced Wyandotte
4 Delaware
2 California White
2 Light Brahma
No packing peanuts, though I'd put in a note that I was OK with them. I also asked them to tell me if they substituted Ideal 236 for the CWs. I wouldn't have objected to the substitution, I just wanted to know what I have so that I can order what I like in the future.
There was a bit of a hiccup due to the wrong phone number being printed on the label (which could have been my fault since my dyslexia will strike at random), but fortunately the route driver knows my SIL and had her number.
They're all lively and active. I did the usual beak dipping and I tucked each one under the plate to make sure they knew where to get warm.
I sat with them for half an hour, occasionally catching and re-dipping a chick until I saw one go to the water by itself.
I have to admit to being just a little nervous about them because it's a ridiculously cool day for late May -- barely going to break 70 -- and I've heard a few stories about shipped chicks not getting warm enough under a brooder plate.
But these are so lively and active I think that they can't possibly have gotten chilled shipping. One of the yellow ones was nipping my finger through the box's vent hole while I had them on my lap in the car (my son drove).
Watching for more extreme cuteness, since I won't have chicks this year.
