Nervous about McMurray order

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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
 
Mypetchicken.com was very good and they will ship smaller orderes than 25 although shipping is higher. I got mine in nov and they were thriving. No poopy rear ends or any other issues. I'd order from them again
 
MIchickens said:
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
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MIchickens said:
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
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You need to let them know about any problems with the chicks. Any. I have found them to be very helpful and more than willing to work with the customer and even answer questions that in no way pertain to your order. I am so sorry you've had problems with your order but you need to contact them and give them the opportunity to make it right for you. Out of all of the chicks I ordered last Spring, their chicks are the ones with the highest survivor rates when they were faced with a form of Marek's that wasn't the norm.
 

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