Thank you for taking the time to review our little ones! These little orpingtons are absolute joys to have around and they will continue to be wonderful flockmates in your backyard coop!
“All eight (8) of my gals arrived happy and healthy!
First, I’ll give a little information on when they shipped/how long it took/etc… for those nervous folks like me! They hatched in Ohio on a Monday and by 4:30 PM, I received notification they were in route. They then arrived in Cleveland around 7:30 PM. I anxiously waited and never got another notification until I got a call Wednesday morning from my local post office. They evidently shipped from Cleveland late Monday night, but it took about 30 hours to make it to my local post office (Galveston, TX which is an hour south of Houston). I was able to pick them up at 8:30 AM from the post office. The total time in transit was about 40 hours give or take.
They are now one week old today, and all growing so fast. Wing feathers are developing nicely on all of them. They all eat like little oikers, and love to chase flies (a big problem on the Texas coast). I ordered one of each of a Silked White Easter Egger, Blue Splash Ameraucana, Lavender Dream Easter Egger, Blue/Black/Splash Orpington, Cuckoo Bluebar Blue-Egger, Golden Cuckoo Maran, Golden Laced Wyandotte, and an Olive Egger. The Silked and the Golden Maran both have feathers on their legs, so that is exciting for me! I am struggling telling the difference in a few of them. I know the Silked, the Golden Maran (she is brown and looks just like the photo), the Wyandotte (also looks just like the posted photo), and the Lavender Easter Egger. The Bluebar and the Olive Egger look almost identical, and the Blue Splash Ameraucana and Orpington are too similar for me to tell tight now. I’m super excited to watch as they grown to figure this mystery out!
Personalities are developing, but the Golden Cuckoo Maran is EASILY the more inquisitive and friendly. She runs up to the edge of the pen every time I unzip the top (which by the way they HATE when I unzip and zip up that top of the pop-up brooder). She also will jump in my hand and try to walk up my arm. She is going to be fun! The Golden Laced Wyandotte and the Lavender Dream Easter Egger can’t stand her getting all the attention, so they then come up to visit me. One of either the Bluebar or the Olive Egger is also pretty friendly. The other one will not get anywhere near me! After reading reviews, it might be the Bluebar. The Silked White Easter Egger, and the Blue/Black/Splash Orpington eventually come over as they see the others having fun with “papa”.”
Thank you for this wonderful review which is so helpful to your fellow flock keepers in what to expect when ordering their babies from My Pet Chicken! We are so happy to hear they are doing well and bringing you happiness! Please let us know how we may help you with your flock needs in the future!
“All four of my babies arrived safe and sound, and are thriving! I’m committed to using My Pet Chicken for all orders as they’ve never failed me, have amazing customer service, and always deliver healthy birds.”
Thank you so very much for taking the time to let us know that you are enjoying your little ones and how well they are doing in their new home with you! We never tire of seeing photos of the babies! Please let My Pet Chicken know any time if you have any questions about your flock or if you would like some assistance with any of your flock keeping needs. We are happy to help!
“Such cute babies! They're doing great! Chasing each other around when we give treats - we want very hand tame birds so lots of holding and rewards afterwards. And now when we open up the brooder they come running over to be picked up and given rewards. No names picked out yet, we want to let them fledge out a bit more.”
“This bird is beautiful, but I probably wouldn't get another for my little flock. She's my flightiest, and is scared of everyone. She's also sort of mean and aggressive to my other birds for no reason. That being said, she does make me laugh. We named her Ducky, because she acts like a duck, and she sounds like a dog chewing on a squeaky toy.”
“I ordered one buff Orpington and 2 blue/black splash orpingtons. They are healthy and look great! They are eating and drinking without any issues. Very pleased with my order.”
“This Orpington unfortunately is not growing. I feel so bad for her and she was one of the more expensive in the group. I’m doing all I can but I understand she may not live too long. She is the dark chick next to the buff Orpington of the same age.”
Thank you Debbie for leaving a review on your Blue/Black/Splash Orpington chick. We will reach out to you directly about your chick. Sometimes it can be that the chick is just developing slower.
