My order was great, I got what I paid for, and they seemed healthy. But they are one of the places I may have gotten Mareks from, and just the overwhelming amount if negative reviews is nothing to shake a stick at
We haven’t purchased from Meyer. Thanks for the tip. I’ve seen other good reviews for Meyer on BYC so it is good to hear another one.
The first couple of years we had chickens we purchased from Ideal poultry and Cackle hatchery. We got our Brahma bantams from Ideal and I love their...
Hi all,
This is my first time ordering chicks from an online hatchery. I will be receiving a batch of 5 chicks next week from Mt. Healthy and I’m very excited! I’m curious if people typically receive “extra” chicks in their orders from Mt. Healthy? I’ve read reviews on other hatcheries where...
No not heard of the place you mentioned just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents 😊 I live in Oregon so coming from Missouri was quite a trek for these babies.
I’m curious, where did you get your chickens from?
I was looking at either Callahan’s (reviews don’t look good, but it’s close) or a hatchery nearby. The reviews for South Grown Chicken Farm look good.
Yes, it was my cookie group, great memory! They were also my very first chickens I ever had. Everyone here helped me so much and made my learning journey so much easier. @notabitail if you search my posts my entire journey with them from day one is documented on this thread.
Mt. Healthy is in Ohio also.
I've read good reviews on both hatcheries but have only ordered from Meyers and had a good experience with them but I also didn't ship, I picked mine up.
Well, most big hatcheries have lots of chicks. McMurray from what i understand has multiple farms where they keep different flocks to collect eggs from. I’m sure there are smaller breeders you can order chicks from, but none of mine have looked sick, died early, or had any weird abnormalities...
Thank you - in trying to cover my bases I ordered from at least 4 hatcheries this year. I am considering canceling my Feather Lover order now in advance of it's shipment after pulling up their BBB listing and reading here. Did you have a bad experience personally or just the same reviews as...
We purchased some "Ameraucanas" from Murray McMurray Hatchery & recieved them 11 weeks ago tomorrow. In hindsight, yes, it was obvious we didn't order true Ameraucanas, even though their website says we did. My husband placed the order and honestly had no clue that they didn't sell real...
Did you know that Peavey Mart brings in chicks from Hoovers Hatchery?
Bielefelders, legbars, etc . Day old pullets.
https://www.chickdays.ca/
Might be of some interest to you 😊
I don't know about that, but I've seen some hatcheries that have discounts on "surplus" birds. for example, if you just want Silkies, you can order a surplus deal, and you would get 10 random silkies that maybe aren't the best selling color, or if they calculate for a margin of error and then...
Have you ever heard of the place mentioned in the post? Thanks for the other option! I'll check out the hatchery you used. I prefer to use places where I have people personally telling me they used them and didn't have a problem over random reviews; it makes me feel a little bit more comfortable.
Wow, I know that was a hard loss in more ways than one! I'm really sorry for you! It seems very abnormal for Valley Hatchery. They usually have excellent chicks and customer service, though getting an occasional roo happens with all hatcheries, and nearly all hatcheries send a couple of extra...
I ordered 9 cochins and 9 silkies from Valley Hatchery -- received them on a Friday afternoon via USPS. One died in transit. Not abnormal. 13 more died over the weekend! I only have 4 left! The chicks were lethargic, and I suspect diseased (parasites).
I have experience raising chicks (safe &...