*UPDATE* Ordered Assorted Cochin Bantam Special from Ideal

[Michael Apple]

they wont, they wont let you choose a shipping method either. I was told that extra bedding would be added, and it was noted on the order AND that the males would be marked.... NONE of the above!

The way I deal with hatcheries like that is I never do business with them again and warn others not to. I realize some of these problems arise from idiots working for USPS, but hatcheries can take extra precautions too. Ideal gave me disastrous genetics in the past. Never again.

 

[countrygirl74]

Although all my chicks from my last order from Ideal all survived, the ducks included did not. I did not have any postal delays and the PO called me at 6a.m. per my request, as soon as they came in, and I immediately went to pick them up. However, Ideal did a HORRIBLE job sexing and my order of pullets turned out to be 7 roosters and 5 hens. We eventually had to butcher the roosters so I'm back to square one on getting more girls for eggs. I wasn't very pleased with the customer service either - seemed kind of rude on the phone. They did refund me the money I paid for the ones that turned out to be roos though. I ended up ordering ducks from Metzer's instead after the ones from Ideal arrived dead, and was happy to see that Metzer offers the option to send them with gro-gel AND heat packs. Those little girls and guys arrived super happy and healthy! This year I am going to my local feed store and picking up chicks and trying that out - they don't use Ideal so hopefully I won't end up with such a bad ratio of sexing this time...

 

[lilliesanchicks]

Chicks after warming up,after this video one more died so 9 still alive.



All the chicks on the second shipment made it

I got 18 cochin bantams and what looks like 6 barred rock roos as packing peanuts.




So if they all make it from here on out I will have 27 cochin bantams.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

after 2 sets of DOA I gave up : (

 

[MsChickenMomma]

Chicks after warming up,after this video one more died so 9 still alive.



All the chicks on the second shipment made it

I got 18 cochin bantams and what looks like 6 barred rock roos as packing peanuts.




So if they all make it from here on out I will have 27 cochin bantams.

Thankfully you were able to save 9 of them! I'm glad the second batch arrived happy and healthy

Good luck with your little ones!

 

[MsChickenMomma]

after 2 sets of DOA I gave up : (

I'm so sorry... That must be really hard to lose all of those chicks...

Maybe you could try ordering some again when the weather warms up?