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post #1 of 6
2/28/12 at 1:19pm
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A friend asked me if McMurray's bands or somehow marks chicks of different breeds or sex. I've never ordered from them, so I thought I'd ask here. Do they mark them in any way to differentiate or is it just a wait and see game?

TIA!

 

~Heather

 

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~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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post #2 of 6
2/29/12 at 1:47pm
My order wasn't marked and I'm under the impression that they generally aren't. However I will say I could tell the different breeds apart at once by color and size other than the free mystery chick which i'm fairly sure is a Dark Cornish boy. Many of their breed pages have pics of the chicks or you can look on the Internet as long as you know what you ordered.
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post #3 of 6
2/29/12 at 2:09pm
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Thanks NashobaLosa! You're right. Generally the orders aren't marked. But I emailed them and they responded and said you can request that your chicks be marked.

~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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post #4 of 6
3/1/12 at 9:18am
Oh thats good to know. Did they say how they would mark them and if there is an extra charge? I'm curious... In case I find myself needing more chickens. I've been quite happy with this batch. Of course I've been thinking about hatching eggs, or poultry shows, or.... Well it's chicken addiction I suppose.
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post #5 of 6
3/1/12 at 9:34am
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No, they didn't say how. I could ask though...

Ah yes... the addiction... droolin.gif

~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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post #6 of 6
3/1/12 at 10:47am
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I just got a reply from them.

They said they would mark either the head or the breast with a magic marker.

 

I must say I'm quite impressed with their promptness in answering my questions. I've never really dealt with hatcheries before, since I've always ordered through my local feed stores, so I can't compare them to anyone. But they seem like a good company to do business with.

~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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