And I have a very silly question, but it is one that is really concerning me.
I'm ordering 15 pullets from Cackle Hatchery. 5 Speckled Sussex, 5 Easter Eggers, and 5 Welsummers. I'm planning on raising them all to a few weeks old and then giving all but one or two of each to my Aunt. Reason being I can only accommodate at most 4 to 5 more chickens with my current setup but had to get their minimum order of 15 chicks for shipping.
So my big question is how exactly do they pack them for shipping? I'm assuming all together so they can snuggle and keep each other warm. (unlike the tropical fish I've ordered countless times that come packed neatly in their own separate and labeled breather bags)
If the chicks do come, as I'm assuming, all packed together, how in the WORLD am I going to tell them apart? Or do I just have to wait till they start feathering in to tell which is which breed?
I'm ordering 15 pullets from Cackle Hatchery. 5 Speckled Sussex, 5 Easter Eggers, and 5 Welsummers. I'm planning on raising them all to a few weeks old and then giving all but one or two of each to my Aunt. Reason being I can only accommodate at most 4 to 5 more chickens with my current setup but had to get their minimum order of 15 chicks for shipping.
So my big question is how exactly do they pack them for shipping? I'm assuming all together so they can snuggle and keep each other warm. (unlike the tropical fish I've ordered countless times that come packed neatly in their own separate and labeled breather bags)
If the chicks do come, as I'm assuming, all packed together, how in the WORLD am I going to tell them apart? Or do I just have to wait till they start feathering in to tell which is which breed?