I'm sure there's been discussions on this before--but I'm not sure how to find them?
Anyway--
I was going to wait until NEXT year to order some chicks from McMuarry...but I've been seeing these horror posts about chicks not doing well & perishing...which scares me.
In addtion, they have their 25 chick minimum & I only want a few more of each of my three specific breeds, not 25. I noticed Ideal will let you order less than 25?
So I'm concerned--how do the chicks stay warm enough?
Ideal is all sold out at least until May--which is fine because we aren't starting our 2nd coop until JUNE & we're still getting below freezing every night....
Thoughts? Experiences? Should I order my 10 chicks now? Or??
Anyway--
I was going to wait until NEXT year to order some chicks from McMuarry...but I've been seeing these horror posts about chicks not doing well & perishing...which scares me.
In addtion, they have their 25 chick minimum & I only want a few more of each of my three specific breeds, not 25. I noticed Ideal will let you order less than 25?
So I'm concerned--how do the chicks stay warm enough?
Ideal is all sold out at least until May--which is fine because we aren't starting our 2nd coop until JUNE & we're still getting below freezing every night....
Thoughts? Experiences? Should I order my 10 chicks now? Or??