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I hate to tell you all that our hens in Ca continue to lay through the Winter and even increased their production. We feed layer ration in the morning, they are pastured, and in the evening get a snack mixture of scratch, BOSS and black soldier fly maggots. The maggots are expensive, about $50/...

We received one extra which was DOA. So because they sent you so many extra I think there are either issues with the hatch or they understand that there would be many losses due to the situation with USPS currently.

Did you happen to get your chicks from McMurray? We also got Bielefelders and lost a lot of them. They were happy to refund for the losses but I've never had so many losses in a batch! I called to ask if there were issues with the hatch and they just said that the trip is rough on the chicks ....

Sadly we lost a bunch more. A total of six have expired when I called McMurray who were happy to refund us for the losses but this has never happened to me before that we've lost this many chicks. There are a few more chicks on their way out. The staff member I spoke to suggested that I give...

No, just cold and trampled. McMurray gives a free chick of what you buy plus a free surprise chicks. In the last two shipments I received, I lost the free extra chick (not the surprise chick) so I wonder if they just throw in a weak extra one to help keep the box warm?

Just lost the one sick chick. I've been warming her up since she got here and she just let out her final cheep. RIP little one.

OMG Yes! Look at the video! https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/lakenvelders.html

I just got back from the Post Office. All of the chicks made it -- all 27, but looks like one is not going to make it. I might separate her and see if I can nurse her back in my hands. One surprise free chicks from McMurray -- any idea what it is?

I believe that they trucked the chicks from Webster City, IA to Saint Paul, MN. From there I'm not sure but here's the route. Tracking History February 24, 2021, 5:49 am Available for Pickup (HOMETOWN) February 24, 2021, 5:49 am Arrived at Post Office (HOMETOWN) February 23, 2021, 10:34...

Hey everyone! I'm the OP. I just got notice that my chicks arrived at the Post Office !!!!!!!

I just spoke to McMurry hatchery. They have their own truck drivers delivering this week's chicks to the Postal Hubs. They are currently making arrangements to do the same with next week's chicks!

We have the 4 - layer brooder originally in our unheated tack room, but now moved to our unheated garage. IMO, terrible product for the money and we do not recommend it. I wrote a scathing review on their review site and now it seems like they've blocked the reviews. My first complaint to...

Well, how did we do? This Sunday they'll be about 7.5 weeks old and heading to freezer camp. I had to cull four two weeks ago due to ascites. But we still have 51 to process on Sunday.