My chicks are shipping today! UPDATE, THEY'RE HERE!

[Coop de Grille]

They should be here on Friday. I ordered the Hatchery Choice Assorted Heavy Breed pullets from Cackle Hatchery. Any idea what type of chicks I can expect? It says "at least three breeds of brown egg laying pullets". Will they send a note saying which breeds are included or do I have to figure it out myself. This is my first hatchery order, all my other chicks were from local backyard breeders.

 

[yinepu]

They should be here on Friday. I ordered the Hatchery Choice Assorted Heavy Breed pullets from Cackle Hatchery. Any idea what type of chicks I can expect? It says "at least three breeds of brown egg laying pullets". Will they send a note saying which breeds are included or do I have to figure it out myself. This is my first hatchery order, all my other chicks were from local backyard breeders.

i have chicks shipping today from cackle as well..

I've gotten their heavy breed assortments in the past.. I can't say for certain.. but if your order is anything like mine was you'll have some buff orpingtons in there as well as some barred plymouth rocks or wyandottes

 

[AlaskaChicks]

oh please post pics of what you get. I considered the same order so I am very curious

 

[Coop de Grille]

I'm really excited! I don't care what they are, I just want them to get here already.

Today I found a puppy running on the side of the road. I went up to the house nearby to see if they owned it, but there was no one home. I took the puppy with me because I didn't want it to get hit by a car. I went back to the house about an hour ago and it was their puppy. Then I noticed a sign that said "fresh eggs". I glanced around and saw their hens were in with roosters so I bought a dozen of them. When I got home I cracked one open and as I suspected, it was fertile. One of the eggs were cracked, but I put the other 10 in the incubator.

I figure I have six that are going to freezer camp, so I am replacing them with 15 from the hatchery, and now how many that might hatch here at home lol...

 

[Coop de Grille]

I got five of these:



Five of these:




Five of these:



And one lone all black chick:

 

[aoxa]

I got five of these:



Five of these:




Five of these:



And one lone all black chick:

#1 RIR or Production red maybe?
#2 Buff Orpington
# 3 looks like Silver Laced Wyandotte or a black australorp to me
# 4 - I have no idea..

 

[yinepu]

#4 could be a black sex link pullet

 

[LaynaDon95]

#1 looks a lot like my RIR chick

 

[Coop de Grille]

Could they be red and black sex links? I don't think the yellow ones are BO's, I have BO's and none of mine had the chipmunk stripes on the back.

 

[AlaskaChicks]

awwwww! tooo cute! now i really can't wait to get mine