I would honestly look for a breeder first. If you can't find what you're looking for and decide to go with a hatchery, my recommendation would be Meyer. I've found them helpful in the past and every chick I ordered from them arrives alive and thrived afterwards. I ordered from My Pet Chicken...
A single Ideal bantam survived - not very 'ideal' after all... By comparison 100% of the chicks from My Pet Chicken are thriving. Shipped the week, living under identical conditions. One and done with Ideal. I don't know if it's the quality of their stock, the handling conditions of the...
I've used Meyer in the past but didn't order chicks until late this year (we were moving, new baby, etc) so their stock was limited and I chose Ideal and My Pet Chicken. MPC chicks arrived Tuesday, Ideal Wednesday - MPC chicks are doing great but the Ideal chicks aren't faring well at all...
Small order from Ideal (first time using them) and so far 40% of the chicks have died. They're in a brooder with other similar aged and sized chicks from other hatcheries - showing no signs of injury but in general the order seemed low energy upon arrival - picked up on 4/14 a.m. at post office...