Meh. sad day.

[off-grid hen]

A bunch of people ordered together from McMurray. We ordered 130 birds for 4-H, and a few other people chimed in. I am one of them. 40 chicks didn't make it. Of the 15 that I ordered, none survived. I wonder if tractor supply has any day-olds in the pullet bin. I'm sure the birds will be replaced, but I wonder how long we'll have to wait. I only ordered them this late bc of everyone else ordering. My 5 yr old is going to be disappointed.

There was a lot going on with this order, and I had control over NONE of it. I couldn't choose express shipping, or the hatch date. I think the birds got waylaid at one of the post office hubs, and got chilled. Ugh.

 

[featherz]

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Aww, poor chickies.

Where are you located? lots of us are hatching right now and someone near you may have chicks! I donated a pile of chickies to 4-H last year.

 

[off-grid hen]

I guess the birds will be replaced, and the coop is only big enough for the amount I ordered. I am trying to not submit to chicken math, lol. Just out of curiosity... do you have any partridge rocks, rose comb brown leghorns, or dominiques? How about welsummers, buckeyes, or chanteclers?

I am fairly close ( a few hours) to you.

 

[featherz]

Nope. chicks in my brooder *right now* are speckled sussex, light brahmas, cochins, turkens, easter eggers and a few other singles that came from a split mcmurray order (salmon favorelle, langshan and some others). But lots of people in the NY thread seem to be hatching right now!

 

[off-grid hen]

Thanks so much! for now, I will just wait for to see if the replacements make it. Maybe I will try to contact you again later if I want to increase the size of the flock or replenish next year. I have a bad feeling that even when I bring them home they are going to get eaten by raccoons or coyotes!

 

[off-grid hen]

Well. 3 survived. Someone put my 3 remaining partridge rocks in with someone else's birds for better warmth. I thought they'd all died! But the 3 seem to be doing well. Thanks, featherz, it was nice of you to offer some birds.

 

[off-grid hen]

Hatchery is going to replace the entire order. so if the new ones all survive, then the 3 I have are extra chicks, I guess. They are coming next week.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

for all the heart break. And

the next batch get there quicker with much less loss.

 

[featherz]

Any more problems and you need chicks let me know. Always happy to donate chickies to 4-H.

 

[off-grid hen]

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Thanks a ton, I will let you know.