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[BeckyLa]

Welcome!!

You are sooo right Sunchick!!

 

[Mulemom]

Where are you in Northern CA? I am also in Northern CA. We live in the Sierra Foothills in a place no one has ever heard of called Oregon House, CA (if you have heard of it, no, we are not part of the "cult"). I just joined this forum recently and am awaiting my first order of chicks next week! I also ordered all pullets from McM. I am concerned now that you got so many roo's! I ordered from them because they did guarentee (i thought) them to be pullets. Did you contact them? Do they do anything? I really don't want any roosters. We call my daughter's little white mule our rooster, as he starts braying at first light. One giant, longeared rooster is enough!

 

[Nor*Cal chick]

Thanks to everyone for making me feel welcome!
This forum has already been extremely helpful in
identifying the different breeds I have, thanks for that also.

I do know where Oregon House is!!
I am in the same county, in Arboga.
I have lived in & around Wheatland area for the
past 35 years. Originally from the UK.
Yes I ordered all pullets, because I didn't want to cull
my flock. No, I have not contacted them regarding all
the roosters I now have. They have, [I believe?] a 90 - 95% rate of accuracy in sexing their chicks. So I did expect maybe 3 - 6 roos. Now I will have to decide who to keep &
what to do with the others. They are all very sweet, but some of the roos are beginning to show their aggressiveness. I know I can not keep this many roos as the hens will only suffer in the long run.
Over all I am happy with my order from them, I never lost any of the chicks, tho I did have to watch over 2 of them
very carefully for the first week.

 

[Mulemom]

That is great that you are in my county! Let me know what you figure out to do with your roos. Maybe the local 4-H would like to have them. The chicks from McM are supposed to be "show quality", even though the idea of a "show chicken" kinda cracks me up. I know the poultry leader for the Browns Valley group. Let me know if you want her contact info.

I didn't even want 25 hens, but that was the min order. I figured we'd have some mortatlity, but it's sounding like they do pretty well. These are my first chickens, so I hope I'm not in over my head. My daughter has been wanting them for a couple of years now, so they are supposed to be for her 8th birthday, but you will notice I keep refering to them as MY chicks....

 

[Whirlwind]

Hey there Nor*Cal chick,welcome. I was just thinking of ordering those Rainbow layers from McM. Would love to see pics when you get them.
This site is the greatest.

 

[Nor*Cal chick]

csguinn - if you look at 'What breed is this?' You can see some of the photos of some of what I received.
So far I have identified -
2 RIR's
1 Speckled Sussex
6 Silver Spangled Hamburgs - 2 are roos
3 Buff Orph's one is a roo
2 Blue EE, one roo
1 White EE a roo
1 very large Barred Rock roo
2 Silverlace Wyandotte
4 Black unknowns?? one roo here also
2 Turkins, one Black, one Buff
possibly 4 partridge Wyandotte, one is a roo
How many is that??
Also several ARAUCANAS, but I ordered 3 pullets extra of
this breed & also 2 Cuckoo Marans

Mulemom - Thanks, nice to know we are sharing the same
interests, in the same county! I have access to my local 4H, and will inquire there, if anyone needs a roo. But good idea!