Anyone bought chicks from My Pet Chicken?

[LuvsBlueberries]

Martha Stewart buys her chickens from My Pet Chicken (read it on her blog the other day - a google hit for some breed that I was researching).

I could have sworn that I also saw mention of birds being from a specific hatchery, as Pyxis has said, but couldn't find it when I looked just now. Perhaps it was in the comment section.

Although there was mention of a green egg-laying "Blue Favaucana" that is exclusive to MPC.

 

[3riverschick]

Blue Favaucana What is that? A cross between Favorelle and an Araucana?

 

[keesmom]

Blue Favaucana What is that?

Meyer has blue Ameraucanas, so I suspect they are a cross between those and Faverolles. Designer Easter Eggers that go for $30 per pullet chick.

 

[Maranera]

Martha Stewart buys her chickens from My Pet Chicken (read it on her blog the other day - a google hit for some breed that I was researching).

I could have sworn that I also saw mention of birds being from a specific hatchery, as Pyxis has said, but couldn't find it when I looked just now. Perhaps it was in the comment section.

Although there was mention of a green egg-laying "Blue Favaucana" that is exclusive to MPC.

I'll check and see, is that the only breed that MPC has that Meyer doesn't?

 

[Maranera]

But has anyone who has bought from MPC or Meyer actually bought chicks from either, the breeds I'm interested in are listed at the beginning I think.

 

[LuvsBlueberries]

I'll check and see, is that the only breed that MPC has that Meyer doesn't?

I noticed a blue egg layer that is uniquely theirs: "Super Blue Egg Layer."

There may be others. Perhaps an email to them would be the easiest way to find out, since that information is in the descriptions (unless I've missed an easier way to find it).

 

[LuvsBlueberries]

But has anyone who has bought from MPC or Meyer actually bought chicks from either, the breeds I'm interested in are listed at the beginning I think.

[from OP: dominique, ancona, speckeled sussex, golden laced wyandotte, silver spangled hamburg]

Ideal Poultry in Texas has those breeds, as does Privett hatchery in New Mexico. (I've heard that Privett can be hard to get ahold of, but a nearby feed store buys exclusively from them and their chicks always look robust and healthy)

eta: Oops. I got distracted and replied to the original post where you said that MPC was the only hatchery you'd found with all of your breed picks.

As for anyone that has bought from MPC -- if you go to Martha Stewart's blog, you can see pictures of the chicks she received more recently, as well as prior birds she received... all from MPC. I don't know if pictures will be enough to answer your question though. Although I doubt that Martha would have purchased more from the same supplier if she'd been unsatisfied with her earlier purchase(s).

 

[Maranera]

Ideal Poultry in Texas has those breeds, as does Privett hatchery in New Mexico. (I've heard that Privett can be hard to get ahold of, but a nearby feed store buys exclusively from them and their chicks always look robust and healthy)

eta: Oops. I got distracted and replied to the original post where you said that MPC was the only hatchery you'd found with all of your breed picks.

As for anyone that has bought from MPC -- if you go to Martha Stewart's blog, you can see pictures of the chicks she received more recently, as well as prior birds she received... all from MPC. I don't know if pictures will be enough to answer your question though. Although I doubt that Martha would have purchased more from the same supplier if she'd been unsatisfied with her earlier purchase(s).

I took a look at Ideal, but only 2 of the breeds were in stock, and I think it will be more expensive than MPC or Meyer

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

MPC is the only hatchery I use. They have great customer service. I was told they share space with Meyers but hatch their own birds. They are not a drop shipper.

All my chicks have been sexed correctly and they are healthy stock. I have tried many of their breeds, and they are the only place I have used since 2008.

 

[Pyxis]

MPC is the only hatchery I use. They have great customer service. I was told they share space with Meyers but hatch their own birds. They are not a drop shipper.

But chicks don't ship from Connecticut, which is where MPC is based (or at least their offices, since they list their address as 483 Monroe Turnpike #322 Monroe, CT 06468). They ship from Ohio, which is what I wanted OP to know, since they were wanting to order from MPC because they thought that's where the chicks shipped from. MPC will tell you that if you chat with them. This was the important thing for OP to know in this case, since they wanted to order from MPC because they thought the chicks came from CT which would have meant a shorter shipping distance for them, but that's not the case.

Also, I just found this:

My Pet Chicken and Meyer Hatcher have a partnership that allows us to ship from their facility. We do own our own flocks and sell many breeds that they do not carry. 


Please let me know if I can answer anymore questions.

Alex
My Pet Chicken

So, while they do own their own flocks, they do ship all chicks from Meyer. They also said in another post that they share incubators and breeding stock between them.

My Pet Chicken and Meyer Hatchery have a partnership which includes shared incubator space and breeding stock.
Alex
My Pet Chicken

So, I will rescind my statements that you will get the exact same chicks if you order from one or the other, but they will come from the same place, and maybe even from the same breeding flock, depending on what you're ordering.

I'm definitely not saying any of that is bad.