Where to buy day old laying hens

[TAMFAM]

I am new at raising chickens. I want to buy 6 day old chicks in early May and I don’t want any roosters. I’m located in Northwest Missouri. What hatchery do you recommend that I mail order from? Thanks!

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

@TAMFAM Welcome to Backyard Chickens

I would suggest Cackle Hatchery. They sell day old pullets and are located at your area.

 

[FunClucks]

Now, if you're wanting to order day old chicks in a quantity of 6 chicks, almost any hatchery can help you, although there may be small order charges. Suggest visiting a farm store and getting them in person so you can skip the shipping and the wait.

 

[nuthatched]

Farm stores don’t guarantee no roosters

Nobody can guarantee that unless you but sex links. Try Mt. Healthy.

 

[My Three Chicks]

Any reason you want six-day-old chicks specifically?

I think she means (6) one-day-old chicks. That's how I read it at least!

 

[FunClucks]

Farm stores don’t guarantee no roosters

True, but hatcheries don't either. For any sexed chicks, there's 80% possibility that they are actually female, and 20% or so possibility that the sexing is incorrect and you have a male. [ETA the hatchery will tell you what the % are of the sexing being correct for the chickens you have your eye on, percentages may vary per hatchery and per breed]

If you absolutely must have female chicks, purchasing sex-linked chicks (most production hens such as ISA Browns, Red or Black Stars, Amberlink, etc.) or autosexing breeds (cream crested legbar, and others) are for-sure going to give you females.

 

[TAMFAM]

Chicken Scratch Poultry is good, they have chicks and started pullets (day-old chicks and eight-week-old chicks). They’re in McLeansboro, Illinois.

You can’t order a six-day-old chick through the mail.

Here’s the link in case you’re interested: https://chickenscratchpoultry.com/

Chicken scratch hatchery, appears to have a 10 chick minimum

 

[TAMFAM]

Now, if you're wanting to order day old chicks in a quantity of 6 chicks, almost any hatchery can help you, although there may be small order charges. Suggest visiting a farm store and getting them in person so you can skip the shipping and the wait.

Farm stores don’t guarantee no roosters

 

[Curnow]

I am also also in NW Missouri. We have used Cackle Hatchery in the past due to them being in our state. We have had them shipped and have driven to Lebanon to pick them up. It's a nice day trip with good scenery! Some MFA stores host Cackle Hatchery "chick days." Cackle employees actually set up for the day at the MFA and stay there for the duration of the event. If you need to find an MFA store, there is a store locator on the MFA Incorporated site.

 

[TAMFAM]

Looks like I waited too late to order checks for May without gambling and buying from a farm store