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Ok I have a few questions...

looking for the best hatchery or place to buy Black Cochin, Millie Fleur..SHOW quality birds

also, Best place to buy broad breasted whites/Bronze for show-meat pen

also, best place to buy meat pen chicks,... not just the average feed mill chicks...... but GREAT ones.....


We are in Michigan... I have used townline before..and had a grand champion meat pen, last year... but many others who bought from them ended up with a hige mix of Stuff.... I am worreid about that happening again...

what about Eagles nest..?? any others out there..???
 
The odds of getting show quality birds from a hatchery are not very good at all. Superior Farms and Sandhill Preservation are two that usually have better birds, but they aren't a "hatchery" like Ideal or McMurray
 
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I agree with you Katy, the best place is to either go to shows and talk to the breeders who exhibit, and or just call them or write them. I had better luck just buying a pair to breed, then rolling the dice and hatching out or growing out chicks. Many exhibition breeders do not sell eggs or chicks. And they only sell half grown out birds.
The next best alternative is to look into the breed clubs. And just ask questions. I find most clubs will not mislead you. I just write the President of a given club. That person will never steer you wrong. OR he would be defeating the purpose of the club.
Good luck!
 
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If hatcheries had "show quality" birds, there wouldn't be many breeders around
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There aren't any hatcheries, regardless of what they claim, that have such - But yes, Sandhill Preservation does have birds that are better, because they aren't "hatcheries" - Otherwise, why not buy from a breeder? You're getting promising show birds as well as local support to families, not huge businesses.
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I am fine with buying from breeders...
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what about the big Meat pen type birds..?? are their "breeders" who do those, sorry to sound so dumb....
I guess I always just thought the genetics for those "beasts" were done in hatcheries only...

ok so who would you go to to get a "state fair winning meat pen type bird".....LOL chickens and turkeys..

also, need a breeder for black Cochin...

we live in Michigan...
thanks !!!
 
Do you mean just a large bird originally used for meat, or a Cornish X cross broiler-type chicken? (because I doubt people show those, they can hardly even stand at showing maturity, which is ooh some number of weeks)

If you mean a heritage type meat bird like Rocks, Australorps, Faverolles, there are breeders for those - But the Cornish X birds, those chest-heavy white ones - Those you get from hatcheries.
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well kind of.... were looking for both a source of show quality Cochins....

and... were looking for 50 or so "State fair projects" meat birds...yes the ones that cant hardly stand after 6 weeks...<g>
so I was looking for the best hatchery to order those from ...as well as a breeder to order Black Cochin from....
 

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