Ideal Poultry sending "shipped" email?

[simplify]

This is my first time ordering from a hatchery online so I'm not really sure of the process that occurs. Will Ideal Poultry send me an email when they ship my birds? I got a phone call today saying that they would be shipped out today (It is two weeks early.) if I was okay with it and I confirmed it was alright to send them out today. Will I still get an email? I'm hoping to get a tracking number so I can watch my birds through the process of shipping, though I'm unsure if I will need to directly email them to ask for it or if they'll just send it to me themselves.

I have bought from 4 diff hatcheries including Ideal. I did get emails with tracking info from each place.
Enjoy ur babies! ( I currently have 3 week old ducklings in the brooder)

 

[Khota]

So it turns out they didn't actually ship them yesterday as the lady on the phone had said. They shipped them today and emailed me the tracking number after I called and asked for it. Missed school for nothing, whoops lol
I figure they'll come in tomorrow. Not missing school again so I guess I'm just going to get my grandma to pick them up for me. Wanted to be there to get them but it's whatever I guess. As long as they're alive and well.
Thanks for the help everyone!

Also @simplify what would you say the quality of their ducks/birds are? What kind did you get? I actually ordered a duckling, two goslings and some chicks and I'm not quite sure what to expect! I know it won't be anything near show quality, but I'm just wanting pets/lawn mowers.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

they are hatchery grade, so conformation wont be good
but they are cheap, no minimums and pretty nice customer service peeps

Good Luck and make sure to post pictures!

 

[Nksg75]

So it turns out they didn't actually ship them yesterday as the lady on the phone had said. They shipped them today and emailed me the tracking number after I called and asked for it. Missed school for nothing, whoops lol
I figure they'll come in tomorrow. Not missing school again so I guess I'm just going to get my grandma to pick them up for me. Wanted to be there to get them but it's whatever I guess. As long as they're and well.
Thanks for the help everyone!

Also @simplify what would you say the quality of their ducks/birds are? What kind did you get? I actually ordered a duckling, two goslings and some chicks and I'm not quite sure what to expect! I know it won't be anything near show quality, but I'm just wanting pets/lawn mowers.

Ahh, how aggravating! I am so sorry! I also sugessted you plan on them being there that day!!
I am glad you have your grandmother to help pick them up.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

soooo, its friday.

 

[toomanyjewels]

How did your chick order turn out?

 

[wabbit1964]

So it turns out they didn't actually ship them yesterday as the lady on the phone had said. They shipped them today and emailed me the tracking number after I called and asked for it. Missed school for nothing, whoops lol
I figure they'll come in tomorrow. Not missing school again so I guess I'm just going to get my grandma to pick them up for me. Wanted to be there to get them but it's whatever I guess. As long as they're alive and well.
Thanks for the help everyone!.

How did it turn out Khota?

 

[lena_]

@Khota how did the order turn out?

 

[Khota]

Whoops sorry for the late response!
My birds came in on Thursday - Though I ended up having to go to school, so my grandmother picked them up for me and held onto them until I went to her house after school to get them.
I now have 2 Buff Goslings, a Crested Magpie duckling and 7 adorable chickens that I can't quite identify (I'm more of a waterfowl person myself.) . Everyone came out alive and they're all really lively and friendly!
I'll see if I can get some pictures of them up, maybe someone will know what kind they are.
Thank you all so much for the help everyone!

 

[Khota]

Here's some of the birds. The chickens look mostly the same - black and yellow, some fluffier than others.
Anyone know what breed the chickens are?