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Hey gang! After fighting with wood chips and recently a case of bumblefoot, we decided we are going to scrape out our run, and: -Drop a 6” layer of gravel (7/8” washed gravel) for drainage on the base) -Drop a 8-12” layer of sand on top! Before I take a run to the local bark/gravel supply...

Final update! We got a response from Hoover’s. Here is the excerpt from their email: “Good afternoon, Based on the photos you have provided; these appear to be Midnight Majesty Marans. At this age, it is hard to tell if they are males or females. Unfortunately, you will have to wait until...

Update - The Staffmember at Wilco was very nice, and said due to state law they cannot take a bird back once it’s sold for disease prevention, which I suppose makes sense. Once we spent a minute looking at Hoover’s videos and showing the staffmember this thread, she agreed they aren’t Midnight...

The more research we do I would bet they are Cuckoo Maran chicks (as one person replied earlier in this thread)

Like always, I’m gratefully overwhelmed by the support, information, and advice on here. And I guess it isn’t that surprising that a mistake like this could happen. It’s 0530 local time, but as soon as Wilco opens I’ll call and see if they’ll make this right!

If it wasn’t for the fact we got a single Buff Orpington with them, (4 total chicks) , we would have already taken them back, however I think with everything we’ve found that is likely the best bet. (Taking back the “Midnight Majesty” chicks and the Buff this morning.) We will update this...

That’s what we are afraid of. Just sent an email to Hoovers with pictures and info found here. Perhaps I’m still naive, but just find it hard to believe an entire run of cockerels were mixed up with pullets, sent to the farm store, then placed in the bin, and nobody caught it other than my wife...

Thank you for the replys! I’ll reach out to Hoovers Hatchery and see if they have any input. At this point, we are hoping it’s a breed mix up, as like many, we are in a no-roo zone. I swear, every time I visit Wilco it’s always “something.”

Fair enough! I guess we might be missing something, but the subtle spot on their heads + lack of feathered feet had us wondering!

Hey guys! On the way home from work, the Mrs excitedly told me that our local farm store had Midnight Majesty chicks in stock and asked me to pick up a few. Soon after I arrived home with (3) Midnight Majesty Pullets and a Buff Orpington. My wife opened the chirping box and immediately thought...

Very little. For a while we’d give scratch and dried mealworms, but lately have not

Detailed numerical questions from the sticky listed at the bottom. Issue is our 20 week old Sapphire Gem is having really odd laying problems. We thought perhaps it was numerous chickens but finally caught her laying 3 soft eggs in one day recently. She acts normal outside of randomly laying...

Good afternoon friends. We have a 14 month old barred hen that today we realized has a bare belly, and feathers missing around vent. Belly doesn’t feel bloated or squishy. She’s eating and drinking normally, and still laying as usual. She doesn’t appear broody. And there’s no evidence any other...

Final update - We decided (and honestly wondered why we hadn’t done this already) to email the hatchery, and they got back to us super quick (Jenks Hatchery) and confirmed it’s a pullet! 👍

Just over 2 weeks old today, and I believe I’m seeing barring on the feathers…See the above photos for what it looked like as a chick, with no head spot, but the behavior we are seeing (already much more aggressive in the brooder, immediately charging towards our hands, etc) and the barring...

And I want to add an interesting comment from some very kind person on another site regarding the chick in question: “Okay. I did some looking around online. You may want to go ahead and find out which hatchery your local farm store gets it's chicks from. It would make things easier for you...

(My original thread was accidentally deleted by the mods, so reposted ;)) We’ve had a chick shortage up here in the PNW, and saw our local farm store had sex linked Blue Sapphire chicks in stock! We raced down and picked up 6 before they sold out! Age is approx a few days old. Our only concern...