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They are a unique proprietary hybrid, not related to the Red Star, Cinnamon Queen, or other ISA Brown type birds.

The far right is a cream legbar but the other two aren't.

White Laced Red Cornish hen.

As someone who produces a lot of videos, it's hard to tell but I guarantee that all of the staff at McMurray Hatchery treats their chicks with the utmost care. All their packing is hand-done there. No big machines. Ask them on one of their live videos. Small family-owned company -- not as big as...

MPC is just a broker. They don't actually have flocks.

Are you sure that's the chick? Attached here is an actual Fayoumis chick. They are always easy to identify with their deep reddish coloring.

Just to hop in here and clarify -- the Whiting True Blues are bred to breed true in successive generations. The Whiting True Green is a hybrid that McMurray Hatchery has all of the parent flock, so if you aren't raising and keeping the parent flock, you won't be able to breed further greens. Not...

Great photo! Love this. I'd avoid the vignettes that the other post showed. This shows the deep red comb and the white contrasting feathers. Beautiful. :)

Thought I'd pop in here and comment... The McMurray Hatchery catalog photos are frequently taken with a 50mm lens, or even a 35mm. The best way to enter the contests is to enter print-quailty photos highligting breeds they carry and represent the breed well, no filters, no added icons or text...

Hoover's sells to TSC. McMurray doesn't.

Whiting True Greens will have single combs and yellow legs and be mostly reddish in color. The Whiting True Blues will have pea combs and their coloring can vary.

McMurray has the exclusive on the line from Dr. Tom Whiting on those breeds.

Actually they are truly unsexed and it is the luck of the draw what you get. The chicks used as Mystery Chicks never see the sexors.

Salmon Faverolles have beards, muffs, feathered shanks and a fifth toe. That is not a cross.

Hi, that's a Salmon Faverolle rooster. It's a rare breed, not a cross at all. https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/salmon_faverolles.html