Lost the packing slip from Sandhills Preservation.

[Beer can]

I didn't catch the title, sorry. If you got them from Sand Hills Preservation, your solution is easy. Everyone with an NPIP keeps electronic records. They can't ship (legally) to many States without one. Now, because they are a semi-large hatchery, and not hobby chicken breeders like the rest of us, I am certain they are under more scrutiny than the rest of us, they keep more records of transactions. If you contact them with your name, information, date of purchase, they will either be kind enough to provide you with the NPIP which all NPIP holders are required to do on shipping, or at least a bill of sale. This will probably solve your dilemma without a guessing game.

Hatchery quality, probably but IMHO maybe a little better. And my cockerels/roosters from them have been very good, I've never seen that from a hatchery so they at least cull for temperament I'd say. As far as being technologically advanced computer wise, I have my doubts. If they have certain mandates they probably have to follow them, but they are pretty old school. Have a website, but you only can order by mail. They send you a confirmation notice by mail, hand written. From what I understand they are a couple older school teachers very busy, and I bet they are between work, poultry, and you should see their seed variety never seen anything like it, and mostly done by themselves. The varieties.....not a seed catalog anywhere that can compare. Not exact numbers but pretty close to hundreds of different varieties of each, sweet corn, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, everything, any of the big name seed companies might have at most six to a dozen different one's.

 

[Mrs. K]

I got some delaware chickens from them years ago, and really liked them. Late last summer, I got hit three days with coons, before I finally found the weakness in the set up! ugh! So I went with the super mix... and for some silly reason on my part, I did not expect such variation, birds I have never seen before, haha - they said, I just didn't listen.

I am at that horrible stage, I think it is a rooster...no wait, oh maybe, look again, is that a pullet....

The red, tail-less one, does have a little tail, but it is nearly non -existent. Thick legs which say rooster to me, and red comb, but I do buck-eye roosters get a tail that slow? They are nearly 10 weeks old. Course the pictures are not real great, it is hard to take pictures of teenage chickens without shadows!

What about the black and white ones? Any ideas?

 

[Beer can]

I got some delaware chickens from them years ago, and really liked them. Late last summer, I got hit three days with coons, before I finally found the weakness in the set up! ugh! So I went with the super mix... and for some silly reason on my part, I did not expect such variation, birds I have never seen before, haha - they said, I just didn't listen.

I am at that horrible stage, I think it is a rooster...no wait, oh maybe, look again, is that a pullet....

The red, tail-less one, does have a little tail, but it is nearly non -existent. Thick legs which say rooster to me, and red comb, but I do buck-eye roosters get a tail that slow? They are nearly 10 weeks old. Course the pictures are not real great, it is hard to take pictures of teenage chickens without shadows!

What about the black and white ones? Any ideas?

I take 50 pics of my birds to get one that is postable

 

[keesmom]

What about the black and white ones? Any ideas?

Anconas?

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Hatchery quality, probably but IMHO maybe a little better. And my cockerels/roosters from them have been very good, I've never seen that from a hatchery so they at least cull for temperament I'd say. As far as being technologically advanced computer wise, I have my doubts. If they have certain mandates they probably have to follow them, but they are pretty old school. Have a website, but you only can order by mail. They send you a confirmation notice by mail, hand written. From what I understand they are a couple older school teachers very busy, and I bet they are between work, poultry, and you should see their seed variety never seen anything like it, and mostly done by themselves. The varieties.....not a seed catalog anywhere that can compare. Not exact numbers but pretty close to hundreds of different varieties of each, sweet corn, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, everything, any of the big name seed companies might have at most six to a dozen different one's.

Most NPIP's are done electronically these days. Some places maybe behind the times, but Texas is not. Either way, a business that large is required to keep records. Whether they are user friendly is another thing, and their lack of user friendliness along with having a repository of rare birds might be part of the mystique they are trying to cultivate too.

 

[Mrs. K]

I agree with beer can, they are old school. They seem to want to spend more time doing than selling.

 

[Mrs. K]

Keesom - I looked up ancona's and I think you may be right. I am amazed at the variance in a breed with color and feathering.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

I agree with beer can, they are old school. They seem to want to spend more time doing than selling.

Texas, until last year was old school, with a paper system, now it is a paperless system. It makes things more efficient. Perhaps their State hasn't caught up.