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  1. 0wen

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    Looks oeg to me. Nice coloring though. You really have to use breeder for purebred stock. :(
  2. 0wen

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  3. 0wen

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  4. 0wen

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
  5. 0wen

    Bad Experience w/IDEAL Poultry Hatchery: Normal Occurrence?

    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...
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