Todd, I'm so sorry about your birds! That would be devastating to witness :-(
MSKitn-i think we all probably had your kind of luck with our 1st chickens, I sure seemed to. I still seem to be a rooster magnent.
i get mine from Ideal Hatchery in TX when I order chicks www.idealpoultry.com
You only have to have a total of $25 which is usually about 10 pullets. They can't sex bantam breeds but they do sex all the bigger breeds. They're out of a lot of the breeds this time of year but you can get common breeds all year long. Easter Eggers, Leghorns, Red Stars, etc. Total cost for 8-10 girls is right at $35. Heck of a deal. Make SURE you tell them DO NOT add males for warmth. You have to pay an extra $1.75 for insurance but otherwise you end up (like me today!) with 10 extra big breed males. I can't believe I forgot to tell them this time.
Check them out. I've ordered from them 4 or 5 times and always been pleased.
MSKitn-i think we all probably had your kind of luck with our 1st chickens, I sure seemed to. I still seem to be a rooster magnent.
i get mine from Ideal Hatchery in TX when I order chicks www.idealpoultry.com
You only have to have a total of $25 which is usually about 10 pullets. They can't sex bantam breeds but they do sex all the bigger breeds. They're out of a lot of the breeds this time of year but you can get common breeds all year long. Easter Eggers, Leghorns, Red Stars, etc. Total cost for 8-10 girls is right at $35. Heck of a deal. Make SURE you tell them DO NOT add males for warmth. You have to pay an extra $1.75 for insurance but otherwise you end up (like me today!) with 10 extra big breed males. I can't believe I forgot to tell them this time.
Check them out. I've ordered from them 4 or 5 times and always been pleased.