“Cuckoo Bluebar was a substitution. I have one adult of this breed who is highly nervous. The new chick (runs around peeping when she gets a treat) is goofy, but friendly. Love the little tuft of upright feathers on her head. I purchased 8 chicks. They arrived healthy (a day later than promised by the post office - but the post office very kindly called me and let me pick them up at 6:30 AM the following day when they arrived). All chicks appeared healthy. When I put them into their brooder box, they slowly became active, eating and drinking - except two that just stood still. I tried dipping their beaks in water, but no interest. After 30 minutes, they were still not moving around so I made sugar water and put some into a tiny spoon and kept lifting that to their beaks - after 3-4 dips they each took a swallow - all good from then on! After a few sips they started to walk around and within minutes were as lively as the rest! Healthy ever since! It seems that little sugar after a long ride in a box works wonders!”
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience and the adorable photo! It sounds like you handled everything with such care and patience. I’m so glad to hear that all your chicks are now thriving! That tuft of upright feathers definitely gives them a bit of quirky charm, doesn’t it? These birds are great in mixed flocks and they usually are quite friendly!
Thank you again for your thoughtful review, and we hope your goofy little Bluebar and the rest of the crew continue to bring you lots of joy (and a few laughs too!). If you ever need anything or have more stories to share, we’re always here!
“Loved our Bluebar, we got her as a chick this time last year. She started laying for a few weeks before she stopped for the winter. Unfortunately she disappeared one day, and then a couple days later our olive egger also disappeared.
We get about 2 dozen eggs a week from our 4 chickens but wish we had some variety in our basket. Expecting 10 started pullets this week, unfortunately there were no blue bars available but we did order a cream legbar, an olive egger and an Easter egger, we should at least get 1 colored egg out of the bunch, hopefully 3.”
It sounds like your Bluebar was a wonderful addition to your flock—I'm so sorry to hear she disappeared, along with your Olive Egger. That’s always tough. If we can help with some suggestions on predator proofing, we would be happy to help!
It’s great that you’re expanding your flock with started pullets, though! A Cream Legbar, Olive Egger, and Easter Egger should definitely add some beautiful variety to your egg basket. Hopefully, you’ll be collecting plenty of colorful eggs soon.
Wishing you all the best with your new arrivals! Keep us posted on how they settle in.
“Uhg! She was expensive. Bought especially for the blue eggs only to find that we are the unlucky 16th family that is getting a slightly off white egg. She is pretty. But this is very disappointing and not the reason she was purchased. I won’t buy this breed again.”
I do apologize that you're not getting the colorful egg basket that you hoped for. I know how disappointing it can be to have expectations for your eggs and they don't work out. While there is that chance of a brown egg from a hybrid egg layer as we discussed during our private communications, there are breeds which are blue egg layers that are not hybrids. These include the Cream Legbar and the Ameraucana. The bonus with the Cream Legbar is that they are also auto-sexing at hatch - meaning the females and males look different so there is much less chance of a sexing error as well. I've linked each of those chicks' descriptions above for your reference. We hope that you have received our reply to your email and welcome your questions and concerns. We are here to help!
We are happy to hear that your little one is doing well and is healthy! Please always feel free to reach out to us if you ever have any questions or concerns about your brood, flock, or their care needs and supplies. We are here to help!
