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I feel like I read so many complaints from hatchery customers. Wrong breed, deformed chicks, dead chicks, wrong sex, unidentified chicks. I don’t think I would order from a hatchery unless they couldn’t be found anywhere else.
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Meyer's has miniums of 3 at certain times of year. With a premium on shipping of course.cool stuff. And, Cackle is new to me. I've had Hoover, Murray, and Metzer bookmarked so far. I went with Hoover because they had lower minimum orders than the others at 15.
I've seen that. I think it's a $45 surcharge for the small batch. That puts the price per chick really high. I'm aiming to have 50 chickens for production by the time I'm done with the buildout in 2024/2025. I think they 3-6 with a premium surcharge is aimed at the backyard chicken keeper.Meyer's has miniums of 3 at certain times of year. With a premium on shipping of course.
I don't think I've have really been complaining. As a first time chicken buyer, I've just been trying to figure out how it works. As someone with over a decade in retail and another 20+ years in service trades; delivering on what you say you are selling is important to me. I just didn't understand how variable the industry seems to be. Hoover's has satisfied my inquiries and stated that any mistakes in sexing or breed will be compensated with proof. The customer care person was quite decent to talk to.I feel like I read so many complaints from hatchery customers. Wrong breed, deformed chicks, dead chicks, wrong sex, unidentified chicks. I don’t think I would order from a hatchery unless they couldn’t be found anywhere else.
Meyers has a minimum order of 3 I think or it might be 8 during winter.cool stuff. And, Cackle is new to me. I've had Hoover, Murray, and Metzer bookmarked so far. I went with Hoover because they had lower minimum orders than the others at 15.
@MMelton67 I am one person. My experience with Hoover’s has not been good.I don't think I've have really been complaining. As a first time chicken buyer, I've just been trying to figure out how it works. As someone with over a decade in retail and another 20+ years in service trades; delivering on what you say you are selling is important to me. I just didn't understand how variable the industry seems to be. Hoover's has satisfied my inquiries and stated that any mistakes in sexing or breed will be compensated with proof. The customer care person was quite decent to talk to.
Sorry, I wasn’t trying to imply you were complaining. I just see a lot of complications with hatchery orders on this website.I don't think I've have really been complaining. As a first time chicken buyer, I've just been trying to figure out how it works. As someone with over a decade in retail and another 20+ years in service trades; delivering on what you say you are selling is important to me. I just didn't understand how variable the industry seems to be. Hoover's has satisfied my inquiries and stated that any mistakes in sexing or breed will be compensated with proof. The customer care person was quite decent to talk to.
People tend to post when they have a question or a problem. It is less common for people to post a thread that says "I ordered chicks from a hatchery and nothing went wrong!" (Although there are some threads that pretty much say, "look at my cute chicks!")Sorry, I wasn’t trying to imply you were complaining. I just see a lot of complications with hatchery orders on this website.
You might look at Ideal Poultry as well. Their minimum order is in dollars rather than a set number of chicks. If you sign up for their sales emails, they sometimes run nice specials on some of the good layer breeds (typically very early spring and also late summer on into the fall: the times when not as many people are ordering chicks.)Cackle is new to me. I've had Hoover, Murray, and Metzer bookmarked so far. I went with Hoover because they had lower minimum orders than the others at 15.
all good.Sorry, I wasn’t trying to imply you were complaining. I just see a lot of complications with hatchery orders on this website.