- May 10, 2014
- 246
- 32
- 88
BeardedLadyFarm, it looks like you have some friendly chickens there. And a nice camera!
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
I just ordered from Ideal yesterday (1-1-2015), came on this thread hoping to see what I may expect! I ordered two red cochin bantams, one white crested black polish bantam, two production black pullets, two assorted silkie bantams, one silver sebright bantam, and one assorted frizzle cochin. I have a flock of standard birds, but used to have a few bantams, my favorite (sweetest baby alive, died early in the year protecting her son, who still has issues about it) she was a red cochin, Peaches, responded to her name, fantastic bird! and I wanted cochins again, this is my first time online ordering and it has me terrified! I'm excited to add some tinies to my flock, I enjoy the variety, however the only little ones I can mostly be sure are pullets are the production blacks! Does anyone have an inkling of how many roosters I may get out of this? and I did have a question... what are packing peanuts? (I understand what they ARE but in this context.... i'm confused ) Thanks! Ship date's 2-11-2015! very excited!
Feedback on Ideal:
I ordered 20 chicks for delivery 1/7/15. I got the call early 1/9/14 from post office that I better hurry as the chicks looked 'all dead'. Sure enough, when I got home, only one was moving. I put all of them on a heating pad and under the heat lamp to rapidly warm them up (hoping to save them). I was able to save 4 of them (20%).
When I called to get a refund, I asked the guy if January was a bad time to order (to MN) and said they do it all the time. Was offered a refund or a resend and I selected the refund.
General comments:
- There was NO heat pack added to the box. (Cackle includes this for winter deliveries)
- Within the box, there was less packing material to insulate them from cold (as compared to Cackle)
- They did not send any extras as other companies do (exactly 20)
- I ordered 'mixed dark layers pullets' and all where one kind except two - no guarantee of variety though
Will I order from Ideal again? Perhaps, but not in the winter.
That's a pretty big batch! Did you get some of the ones on special? What did you get?