New Chicken Owner

[syannacone]

I have my brooding box ready and read all the books. I studied what breeds would be best and ordered 6 chicks from MyPetChicken.com. I took the week off from work and the chicks arrived today, all dead! I am so sad. I live in Colorado and am know looking for a local breeder/ seller to buy some chicks from. My daughters and I have been waiting all summer for our "babies" and this is such a huge disappointment!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Oh I'm so sorry!!

That's so horrible!!! I feel terrible for you!

Did you contact the hatchery? Are they refunding you?

Again, so sorry for your loss!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Oh I am so so sorry!!

They were probably kept on the road too long in very hot conditions. That is just awful. as Mountain Peeps has said, have you contacted the hatchery? Usually they will work with you and replace your order. I hope your heavy heart can heal soon.

And I hope you can still get your flock started soon.

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

I'm so sorry!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - shipped chicks can be a crap shoot especially during times of excessive low or high temperatures. Go to the Social forum and click on 'Where am I? Where are you!' to locate your state thread. Perhaps someone there can help you locate some locally raised birds. Good luck.

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! x2 on posting in your state's thread, sorry for what happened to you and the poor chicks

 

[drumstick diva]

What a horrible thing to happen - those poor babies, and then you have to open the box. Things have to go upward from this point - so sorry for you and your daughters. Hope a wonderful experience will wipe out the pain, of this one.

 

[BrendaJ]

Hello from Oregon & welcome to BYC

 

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[Frindizzle]

Hello and….

from Washington! BYC is the best fowl website you can find.

I hope you feel glad you signed up! In our flock we have great people and it is always great to have a new member In our flock, we have no pecking order!

By the way, not saying that you will do anything bad, but no fowl play

I am so sorry for your losses!