Hey, many of you may have heard about how the poultry shows in Minnesota were shut down this year, canceling my purchase of New Hampshire pullets from a friend. So, next year, I'm hoping to order two or three varieties of chicken from a hatchery for the 4-H show. I'm hoping for two Light Brown Leghorns pullets, and two Black Australorp pullets, and perhaps two Buff Brahma pullets, along with a Buff Brahma cockerel. However, I'm trying to decide between Cackle Hatchery and My Pet Chicken. My Pet Chicken is not as much as Cackle, but I'll pay more for better quality birds. I'm worried about how hatcheries sometimes mess up with gender and breed, and it's essential that I have the correct sex and breed without getting a bunch of chicks.
Does anyone have a suggestion? Experience? Also, I hoping not for "hatchery" quality birds, so I'm wondering if the breeds I mentioned often have hatchery "defects", or not-up-to-Standard features. I was also wondering, it seems like a silly question, but do hatcheries charge tax? I'm guessing not, but thought I'd double-check.
Does anyone have a suggestion? Experience? Also, I hoping not for "hatchery" quality birds, so I'm wondering if the breeds I mentioned often have hatchery "defects", or not-up-to-Standard features. I was also wondering, it seems like a silly question, but do hatcheries charge tax? I'm guessing not, but thought I'd double-check.
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