Well, I can tell y'all hands down I'd go with mypetchicken over Meyer any day. The 5 chicks I got from mypetchicken were so much more robust & peppy. 3 out of 4 of our Meyer babies look good, but 1 just passed for mysterious reasons (they arrived today). That kind of thing just happens with...
Well the pricing is probably a supply/demand thing. Mpc & Meyer may have fewer breeding stock than the lower quality hatchery. At any rate, even though I had to take out a 2nd mortgag (just kidding) I'm super excited for the lavender, blue, & buff chicks to arrive!
Maybe it has something to do with the difficulty in sexing bantam chicks. I've read that many hatcheries won't sex bantams. At any rate, we wanted hens which would grow as large as possible to intimidate our playful Pomeranian~ so we only ordered the standard sizes & the prices were comparable...
I just ordered (4) female Polish from MPC & they were $4.25 each. A Buff Laced, Silver Laced, Golden Laced, and White Crested Black. I'm not sure where you got the $12 price from. Was that the price for Bantams? Mine are all full sized, so maybe that's the difference.
My experience with...