McMurray Hatchery

ronott1
By ronott1
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Pros: Has Rare Chciks, Good Customer Service

Cons: Does not use heat pack

I purchased 29 Chicks from McMurray. 15 of them died in the first shipment and so far 7 have died in the replacement shipment. I did not get a replacement for the mystery exotic chick.

 

McMurray does not put a heat pack in with the chicks. Instead they rely on Packing Roosters. That's ok if it works. I think the Post Office is partly to blame with budget cuts and moving cancellation centers.

 

Overall a bad experience. I will hatch my own eggs from now on

 

Ron

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4 Comments

shober 2/27/12 at 9:01pm
I'm so sorry to hear that! I've ordered from them twice and had no deaths at all. I do think that it is the fault of the post office. I was calling them and I'm sure I became quite a pest, but that is why they called me right away when the chicks arrived! They were 3 days old by that time.
Again, I'm sorry about your terrible experience.
alaskanchicken 2/27/12 at 10:50pm
Why do you think they don't use a heat pack? I got some today and have had a lot of casualities. They were super cold when we got them, I thought for sure there would be a heat pack, but their wasn't I am up to nine lost out of 32 I am sure it will be atleast 13 by tomorrow, there are a few that I am not sure will make it through the night. They do have good customer service though. I have ordered from them before and they have been excellent to talk to.
SummerTimeFarms 2/28/12 at 12:07pm
I am sorry for your loss. The Post Office is horable about care of animals!!! I alwase get two extra just in case they do die but i haven't had any die so far except one wich died becuse of the mailing process they did replace it though.
Hope I helped
Ps. They promise to replace any that have died so try that again.
Summer
MIchickens 2/3/13 at 5:31pm
A little info on Murray McMurray. I received my chick a week ago (27 Jan 13). I ordered 47 total chicks of various breeds. I even went as far as to call my main post office hub and ask them to call me and I would pick them up whenever they got there. I received the call at 11:00pm on a Sunday. I drove the 2 hours round trip to get them faster to reduce the stress....if I had waited to get them from my local post office...who knows how many more would have died. 2 of the chicks were DOA in the box when I opened it. Later that day 3 more died. And the next day 3 more died. 1 day after that I only lost 1. Also, I ordered 4 Golden laced Wyandotte's...they didn't ship them to me. Their was a sticker on the inside of the box that said they said they ran out. Now keep in mind I ordered these chicks 3 months in advance. So there's no excuse for not sending them.

OK, now I have 3 chicks with crossed beaks and 1 with an eye problem. I will probably cull them tomorrow.

I would suggest trying to find a local hatchery around you and buy them from there. I am not happy at all with McMurray. Although their people were very nice on the phone each time I called...I believe their chicks are sub-standard. Be prepared to lose a 1/4 of them due to death or sub standard breeding.

I'm just sayin....lol