Russian Orloffs

[Wolfwoman]

Not necessarily. I ordered from Ideal and had a LOT of dead chicks, so they sent me replacements and all but the packing peanuts of those died. I had 16 dead chicks...

I think Donna had somewhat better luck.

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

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Shoot. I didn't realize they had such a bad track record getting birds up here. I was just going by what others had previously said about the quality of the birds.

 

[shelleyb1969]

I've ordered assorted layers and EEs from Ideal for two years and have nothing but good experiences with them. There's a lot of factors involved with shipping success. And to be honest...I wouldn't chance ordering them based on where you live. That's a long journey.

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Shoot. I didn't realize they had such a bad track record getting birds up here. I was just going by what others had previously said about the quality of the birds.

The birds I did get are fine, but it is a long ways even tho they should get here in 2-3 days, it doesn't happen.

 

[nuts4chickens]

I had 2 Russian Orloffs in my order from Ideal from 6/23. They are great birds. I don't know anything about quality, but they are BY FAR my favorites out of my order of BRs, Welsummers, EEs, Cali Whites, and Sex links. I want to get some more. They are so friendly. They love to be petted. Just great, great birds. This is my 2nd order from Ideal, and I've had zero problems. I got 3 SSH peanuts, and one turned out to be a hen. Extra bonus!

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Well- I can't really tell ya if Ideal got the sex and breed right of all of my chicks- as only 2 of 8 (2 different orders) lived past 1 week

However- Welp does carry them, and I haven't seen any feedback on this particular breed yet, so maybe......

Not that anything is wrong with Ideal- it might just be too hot for this kind of chick to recover easily from shipping. Theyre' a long way from AK.

 

[JustDawn]

I am sorry to bother you again. The hatchery swears up and down that they sent me Russian Orloffs. I can't seem to figure out which of the 7 chicks is a Russian Orloff. Does anyone have a close up picture 1-2 week old pullet's walnut comb? All my combs on my chicks look to be single. I've tried to find a young chick walnut comb pic that was clear enough on the internet and can't seem to find a good one to compare mine with.

Thank you.
DAWN

 

[Chris09]

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Look for pictures of Silkies or even a Malay that age.. (Silkies and Malays also have a Walnut Comb)

Chris

 

[Goose and Fig]

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I can't post any pics- but my 2 1/2 week olds and my 3 month old birds really just have a big flat spot still. The boys- the flat spot is getting a little bigger & more pink, but that's it.

 

[6littlechickies]

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I just took some pics on my iphone but the resolution is not nearly good enough to make identifications.

DH has my camera with him now but I'll try to snap a couple shots later tonight. I have several chicks, some are about 1.5 weeks, few about 2-3 weeks and then a couple about a month old. Will try to get shots of all.

Do you have it narrowed down at all? You mentioned 7 chicks, can you eliminate some based on other qualities and then take shots of ones you think could be orloff's and upload here? I know you've posted a few pics before but I'm not sure which ones are suspect still.