Hatcheries, Day Old Chicks

Thank you for the recommendation! I will give Murray McMurray a try this spring. When I looked at their site I noted there wasn't a long wait time for some breeds like there is at other hatcheries.

thanks
very beutiful chikhs

Thank you. This was my first experience with buying from a hatchery and it was a great one.

I have too had good experiences with McMurray

how many chicks do you have to order from McMurry?

A minimum is 25. I think if you order less they will throw in alot of packing peanut that will be males to make up the difference. But I dont know if they will let you only order anything less than 25. You could always call and check.

MC Murray is a good hatchery to order from, I have ordered from them for years. I will say that they have gotten a little pricier. But thier quality is there and they do stand behind their birds. I did also love the rare pullet selection called the Ornamental Layer Collection you got some really cute babies in that one, and all girls!

They do get a little expensive especially when it comes to buying a different variety that isn't a package deal. I ordered some birds for this spring from a different hatchery I got all the breeds of birds and the amount of each breed that I wanted and it was close to a $50 dollar price difference with shipping. But I am really happy with the birds I ordered from Murray, they are all so healthy and beautiful and they did throw in an extra girl. My package deal was only for 25 but I got 26 girls plus my extra rare chick.

I've only had birds for 2 weeks now. I got them from Ideal and I couldn't be happier, although I have nothing to compare them to. They had great customer service. My birds arrived on time and healthy. I'd buy from them again.

sounds great

Ever tried Meyer

I have good luck with Meyer and Ideal.

My chicks came from Cackle hatchery too. I order 15, got 16, but sadly one did die a few hours after they were settled in. Other then that, they appear to be good healthy birds. Mine had to come all the way down to Florida, so I was very impressed.

i order from murray mcmurray they have some awesome breeds

Yes, they are the best for quality birds!!!

Yes, I love Murray i think they are the Best!!!!!

I'm so sorry to hear that! I've ordered from them twice and had no deaths at all. I do think that it is the fault of the post office. I was calling them and I'm sure I became quite a pest, but that is why they called me right away when the chicks arrived! They were 3 days old by that time.
Again, I'm sorry about your terrible experience.

Why do you think they don't use a heat pack? I got some today and have had a lot of casualities. They were super cold when we got them, I thought for sure there would be a heat pack, but their wasn't I am up to nine lost out of 32 I am sure it will be atleast 13 by tomorrow, there are a few that I am not sure will make it through the night. They do have good customer service though. I have ordered from them before and they have been excellent to talk to.

I am sorry for your loss. The Post Office is horable about care of animals!!! I alwase get two extra just in case they do die but i haven't had any die so far except one wich died becuse of the mailing process they did replace it though.
Hope I helped
Ps. They promise to replace any that have died so try that again.
Summer

I just received my order from Ideal this morning. I ordered 5 Russian Orloff pullets and received an extra 20 mystery roosters. Not sure if I should be happy about the roosters yet or not.