We got our chicks this morning! All 51 are alive! Hatched Monday morning (per box label) and delivered this morning!
They gave us one less of the Javas, but an extra in Jersey Giants, so no complaints!
In all, we got....
8 black Jersey Giants
8 Salmon Faverolles
8 Delawares
13 Mottled Javas
14 Buckeyes
One Mottled Java has mild spraddle. It is only in one leg and he/she can hobble around to eat and drink. The left leg is winged out at an angle towards the side rear, but the right leg is normal. I am assuming it was a hatching/hactchery issue since it was that way from the start with us. But, hopefully with the help of a previous post
(
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=150166) we can get it corrected.
That post has a great link to correct spraddle (if treated early enough).
One of our Jersey Giants is off to a bad start. He/she has his/her middle toe bit off partially by another chick (in the box maybe?). The chicks started pecking at it and dragging the chick around, so he/she is now in a mini box inside of the brooder. Hopefully it will be ok. The chick is eating, drinking and walking...just hope no infection sets in!
Other than that, all is good!
Here's a pic of the babies!
Here is the broken toe...the tip is completely gone. We had to cut it off since it was hanging by a thin piece of skin.
Do POs get shipments mid-day? I am guessing not. Hopefully we'll get a call bright and early tomorrow...or even better dark and early! I feel like a little kid waiting to go to Disneyland! I'm not ranting...they only shipped out yesterday, so tomorrow is an acceptable time frame. I am just excited and being impatient!
