Cornish Cross Meat Chicks — 25 Chick Pack
Cornish Cross Meat Chicks — 25 Chick PackNPIP Certified Hatchery - License #51-770
- Ships by USPS to your local post office, which calls you when your birds arrive. Not available for local pickup.
- 25 meat chicks in one pack, all shipping the week you choose.
- Free shipping on this pack by USPS Priority Mail
- Need more than the website shows? Call us at 410-635-1970 or email chicks@chesapeake-hatchery.com and we’ll check availability for your week.
- Ships separately from our baby chicks, with its own tracking.
- Live Arrival Guarantee on every shipped order
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Your chicks ship by USPS Priority Mail during the week you choose, in their own box with their own tracking. Orders for each ship week close the Sunday before at 11:59 PM Eastern.
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25 Cornish Cross meat chicks for $124.75 with free shipping. That's $4.99 a chick, and shipping is included.
The fastest-growing meat chicken, usually ready for the table at about 7 to 9 weeks. Cornish Cross need careful feeding and are raised for meat only. Straight run, so you'll get a mix of males and females.
What's included
- 25 straight run Cornish Cross day-old meat chicks, all shipping the week you choose
- Free USPS Priority Mail shipping on the pack
Shipping and ordering
- Ships by USPS Priority Mail to your local post office for pickup during the ship week you choose. Tracking is emailed to you once your birds ship.
- Ships separately from our baby chicks. If you order both, they arrive in separate boxes with separate tracking.
- Other ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, guinea keets or meat chicks in the same order keep their regular minimums and shipping.
- Street address required (no P.O. boxes). Your post office will call when your birds arrive.
- Live-arrival guarantee: if any birds arrive deceased, email chicks@chesapeake-hatchery.com within 72 hours of delivery with your order number and the number of losses.
- Ships to all U.S. states except Hawaii, including Alaska, plus Puerto Rico.
Need fewer than 25? Order Cornish Cross Meat Chicks individually (minimum 6).
Chick care overview
Chick care overview
Brooder temperature: Start at 95°F for the first week, then lower it about 5°F each week until they're fully feathered.
Food: Feed a meat-bird (broiler) starter with about 20–22% protein, and always keep fresh water available. Dip each chick's beak gently into the water on arrival to encourage drinking.
Fast growers: Meat chicks grow very quickly, Cornish Cross especially. After the first couple of weeks, many growers take feed away for about 12 hours a day to help prevent leg and heart problems. Water should always stay available.
Space: Allow at least 0.5 sq ft per chick in the brooder for the first few weeks, and more as they grow, since meat chicks get big fast.
Watch for: Huddling under the heat source means they're too cold. Panting or moving away from the heat means they're too warm. Active, spread-out babies are comfortable.
For more care tips, visit our FAQs.
Shipping
Shipping
Ships from another of our locations in a separate box, shipped directly by USPS Priority Mail to your local post office for pickup during the ship week you choose. Tracking is emailed to you once your birds ship.
Minimum order: meat chicks. Ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, guinea keets and meat chicks can be mixed in one order as long as each type meets its minimum.
Shipping rates
$39.95 on orders under 10 ducklings or the equivalent
$19.95 on 10 or more
You pay shipping only once per order, even if you mix bird types.
These count as 10 ducklings:
10 ducklings
5 goslings
10 turkey poults
13 guinea keets
13 meat chicks
Each gosling counts as two ducklings. For example, 3 goslings plus 4 ducklings ship for $19.95.
These birds ship in their own box, separately from our main day-old chick breeds, with separate tracking. To have them arrive the same week, choose the same ship week for both. Not available for local pickup.
Street address required (no P.O. boxes). Your post office will call when your birds arrive. Ships to all U.S. states except Hawaii, including Alaska, plus Puerto Rico.
Live-Arrival Guarantee
If any birds arrive deceased, email chicks@chesapeake-hatchery.com within 72 hours of delivery with your order number and the number of losses.
