What a happy day.
I got a Call from the Kalispell, MT Post Office at 7 am this morning that my chickies that Ideal send on their way yesterday, have already arrived!!!
Amazing how quickly they got up here.
Anyhow, I have been both looking forward and dreading this day. I was happy to get all these colours and breeds I normally cannot get here but on the other hand was really nervous how long shipping would take(McMurray takes 3 days to get their chicks to the Montana/Canada border, so I am amazed Ideal took less then 24 hrs) and the death toll due to such stressful long way shipping..
Well, so I got in my car this morning for the 2.5 hr trip to Kalispell and the drive went really well, opened all 3 boxes at the PO to check for dead ones and only had 2 dead(a dark cornish and a white tailed buff OEGB), and one very weak and still fighting(kraienkoppe I think) out of all 276 chicks they send me. Not too bad I think.
So back up to the border we went, no problems at the crossing(they kinda looked at me funny when I handed them the healthpapers and said I am got 276 baby chicks with me). Dropped them off at all their owners on my way back home, so by the time I was home I was left with my own 108, healthy, active babies.
Ideal was awesome when it came to keeping me informed when they were short on a breed(white tailed red OEGBs, but gave me some more of the chocolates in return), and the labeling of the boxes was wonderful, all chicks were boxed accordingly to whom they go(Shared the order with 5 other people, could of been very confusing if I had to pick out everyones birds).
So for any Canadian out there thinking of ordering from them, I recommend them highly.
Anyhow, here are some pics of the lil buggers, they look a bit tired but that is because they have been home for less then an hour(I am just as tired, 5 hr drive for baby chicks..... and I would do it again).
Anna
I got a Call from the Kalispell, MT Post Office at 7 am this morning that my chickies that Ideal send on their way yesterday, have already arrived!!!
Amazing how quickly they got up here.
Anyhow, I have been both looking forward and dreading this day. I was happy to get all these colours and breeds I normally cannot get here but on the other hand was really nervous how long shipping would take(McMurray takes 3 days to get their chicks to the Montana/Canada border, so I am amazed Ideal took less then 24 hrs) and the death toll due to such stressful long way shipping..
Well, so I got in my car this morning for the 2.5 hr trip to Kalispell and the drive went really well, opened all 3 boxes at the PO to check for dead ones and only had 2 dead(a dark cornish and a white tailed buff OEGB), and one very weak and still fighting(kraienkoppe I think) out of all 276 chicks they send me. Not too bad I think.
So back up to the border we went, no problems at the crossing(they kinda looked at me funny when I handed them the healthpapers and said I am got 276 baby chicks with me). Dropped them off at all their owners on my way back home, so by the time I was home I was left with my own 108, healthy, active babies.
Ideal was awesome when it came to keeping me informed when they were short on a breed(white tailed red OEGBs, but gave me some more of the chocolates in return), and the labeling of the boxes was wonderful, all chicks were boxed accordingly to whom they go(Shared the order with 5 other people, could of been very confusing if I had to pick out everyones birds).
So for any Canadian out there thinking of ordering from them, I recommend them highly.
Anyhow, here are some pics of the lil buggers, they look a bit tired but that is because they have been home for less then an hour(I am just as tired, 5 hr drive for baby chicks..... and I would do it again).
Anna
