Show off your baby chicks!

[Merrymouse]

Did anyone receive any chicks from Meyer this week? Mine were shipped on Monday but seem to be lost in the mail somewhere. No one and I mean no one knows where they are. I called my local post office, my main sorting center in my state, I called the Polk, OH post office and the big sorting center in Cleveland, OH and I called Meyer and no one can give me an answer. So frustrating and sad because it is so cold here if any are still alive Im sure they will be in rough shape. Did anyone get any from Meyer this week? and if yes what part of the country are you just so I can see if there is a pattern to the lost chicks. Thanks all this is all so sad.

 

[PearlTheDuck]

Absolutely adorable chicks everyone! I couldn't reply to each post individually because there are soo many new post

congrats to all the new chicken owners!

 

[Shezadandy]

Did anyone receive any chicks from Meyer this week? Mine were shipped on Monday but seem to be lost in the mail somewhere. No one and I mean no one knows where they are. I called my local post office, my main sorting center in my state, I called the Polk, OH post office and the big sorting center in Cleveland, OH and I called Meyer and no one can give me an answer. So frustrating and sad because it is so cold here if any are still alive Im sure they will be in rough shape. Did anyone get any from Meyer this week? and if yes what part of the country are you just so I can see if there is a pattern to the lost chicks. Thanks all this is all so sad.

I went through that with my first batch from Polk, OH (guess my mypetchicken order came from meyer). The USPS didn't update their tracking information until many hours *AFTER* I got them. It looked like someone set them down in OH on the edge of a loading dock and they just stayed there. Now, that didn't turn out to be the case. They were in route, but for whatever reason the USPS tracking just didn't show live time. When they went to have me sign for the chicks, they couldn't even pull up the tracking number, so that has happened.

The second time the hatchery didn't send me the tracking number and I got a phone call at 10am Tuesday to come get them- USPS, sigh. Same route, same everything.

So what to do:

Did you hatchery give your the address and phone number for the local postal distribution office? They're usually not shipped thru to the actual post offices, like where you take a package. Wouldn't want a bunch of chickies bouncing around in the little mail trucks in most cases!

After figuring out the "right one" to call - make it clear you're calling about live chicks - I got a supervisor at the distribution center on the phone and had her leave notes for everyone to call the minute they got there. And they did. They really called me at 4am or so to let me come pick them up - got the directions back to the parts of the delivery system nobody ever sees!

Actually I've had 2 shipments from Polk. One shipped in October and the other one in April- both had a heating element in the bottom of the box and were fine. The heat continues for sometime.

If they shipped Monday things are probably fine. They've got their absorbed yolk to sustain them through a couple of days. The hatchery I ordered from said Monday to Thursday they're still OK.

 

[PearlTheDuck]

Did anyone receive any chicks from Meyer this week? Mine were shipped on Monday but seem to be lost in the mail somewhere. No one and I mean no one knows where they are. I called my local post office, my main sorting center in my state, I called the Polk, OH post office and the big sorting center in Cleveland, OH and I called Meyer and no one can give me an answer. So frustrating and sad because it is so cold here if any are still alive Im sure they will be in rough shape. Did anyone get any from Meyer this week? and if yes what part of the country are you just so I can see if there is a pattern to the lost chicks. Thanks all this is all so sad.

I'm sorry this happened I hate to say it but i would be surprised if they do show up, chicks have got lost in the mail before I would suggest calling Meyer again and getting​ your money back. Do you have any local feed stores you could get chicks from?

 

[Melody the Goat]

Here are my six chicks. In our brooder we have 14 other chicks of a variety of different breeds, but they are my siblings' chicks. These six are all my mine though and I love them! They are all pullets.

First up is Rosalie, a Brown Leghorn

Below is Carrie, she's supposed to be a Rainbow but she isn't looking like it so far. These pictures were taken a few weeks ago, now all the chicks have a lot more feathers.

My Salmon Faverolle, Buttercup (after Buttercup from the Princess Bride

). Her beard is orange because of the electrolytes in the water.

Millie, the Silver Laced Wyandotte who is CRAZY about flies.

Joy, she's an Americana

And Quincy, who my Mom thinks is ugly but I think is just adorable!

 

[barred2rock]

Splish splash taken a bath!

 

[PearlTheDuck]

Here are my six chicks. In our brooder we have 14 other chicks of a variety of different breeds, but they are my siblings' chicks. These six are all my mine though and I love them! They are all pullets. First up is Rosalie, a Brown Leghorn Below is Carrie, she's supposed to be a Rainbow but she isn't looking like it so far. These pictures were taken a few weeks ago, now all the chicks have a lot more feathers. My Salmon Faverolle, Buttercup (after Buttercup from the Princess Bride ). Her beard is orange because of the electrolytes in the water. Millie, the Silver Laced Wyandotte who is CRAZY about flies. Joy, she's an Americana And Quincy, who my Mom thinks is ugly but I think is just adorable!

Omg they are adorable! And the names are so cute! I love the princess bride, one of my favorite movies

 

[AZchickens17]

Here are my six chicks. In our brooder we have 14 other chicks of a variety of different breeds, but they are my siblings' chicks. These six are all my mine though and I love them! They are all pullets.

First up is Rosalie, a Brown Leghorn

Below is Carrie, she's supposed to be a Rainbow but she isn't looking like it so far. These pictures were taken a few weeks ago, now all the chicks have a lot more feathers.

My Salmon Faverolle, Buttercup (after Buttercup from the Princess Bride

). Her beard is orange because of the electrolytes in the water.

Millie, the Silver Laced Wyandotte who is CRAZY about flies.

Joy, she's an Americana

And Quincy, who my Mom thinks is ugly but I think is just adorable!

Rosalie is an Ameraucana not a brown leghorn Just so you know. Oh, and Joy isn't an Ameraucana but something else

 

[PearlTheDuck]

Splish splash taken a bath!

Aw! So cute! I never thought of putting a pan of dirt in their brooder,I need to do that

 

[PearlTheDuck]

Rosalie is an Ameraucana not a brown leghorn Just so you know. Oh, and Joy isn't an Ameraucana but something else

No i'm pretty sure thats a brown Leghorn