Anyone ever used Purely Poultry ?

[horsechick]

Hi,
Well, we just got into chickens and my kids are showing them in 4-H and now wanting to do more open shows as well.
They are finding their favorite breeds and we will go from there.
Thanks for the info,
Appreciate it,
Angela

 

[dancingbear]

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Hi,
Just a guess here,

I'd say they would have too much money and time in them for what they would get out of them.
Selling hatching eggs is just way easier.
The hens do the work in a couple days. You collect, and ship, your in the clear, and make more money than selling 3-4 chicks.
Just a guess again,
Angela

I don't know if it's legal for an individual to ship day-old chicks. This is copied from http://www.hm-e.net/po.htm
USPS regs for shipping. I think you can only ship chicks from approved hatcheries (i.e., inspected).

Here's what I found:

9.3.2 Day-Old Poultry

Day-old poultry vaccinated with Newcastle disease (live virus) is nonmailable. Live day-old chickens, ducks, geese, partridges, pheasants (pheasants may be mailed only from April through August), guinea fowl, quail, and turkeys are acceptable in the mail only if:

a. They are not more than 24 hours old and are presented for mailing in the original unopened hatchery box from the hatchery of origin.

b. The date and hour of hatching is noted on the box by a representative of the hatchery who has personal knowledge thereof. (For COD shipments made by a hatchery for the account of others, the name or initials and address of the hatchery or the post office box number and address of the hatchery must be prominently shown for this standard.)

c. The box is properly ventilated, of proper construction and strength to bear safe transmission in the mail, and not stacked more than 10 units high.

d. They are mailed early enough in the week to avoid receipt at the office of address, in case of missed connections, on a Sunday, on a national holiday, or on the afternoon before a Sunday or holiday.

e. They can be delivered to the addressee within 72 hours of the time of hatching, whether the addressee resides in town or on a rural route or highway contract route.

f. The shipment bears special handling postage in addition to regular postage, unless sent at the First-Class Mail or Priority Mail rate.

g. When live, day-old poultry is to be transported by aircraft, all provisions of the airline tariffs are met and air carriers have equipment available to safely deliver shipments within the specified time limits, allowing for delays en route in air and ground transportation.

h. Day-old poultry, originally shipped by air express or air cargo and then presented for mailing, must be in First-Class condition and prepared as specified in 9.3.2a. through 9.3.2e.

i. Boxes of day-old poultry of about identical size, securely fastened together to prevent separation in transit, may be accepted for mailing as a single parcel, if such parcel is not more than 100 inches in length and girth combined.

So this is probably why people are selling hatching eggs instead of trying to ship chicks.

 

[purelypoultry]

Chicks shipped over state lines also have to be members of National Poultry Improvement Plan.

 

[astatula]

What is with all this greedy money talk? If you are truly into the hobby of raising chickens, what does profit have to do with it?

I live in Florida, and I have personally purchased pure breed chickens from Jesse Bryant (Black Copper King) and Jim in Kentucky with his beautiful Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, really show quality Wyandottes of the truest breed specifications, and some breeders here in Florida.

Of course they want you to purchase 25 of their chickens, if they are day-olds, for their safety. But when I sell them here, locally, I have never even thought about money, just to provide great chickens to some really good people. I don't make back the shipping charges, or even the original costs to me, I ask for less money so buyers are thrilled at their purchase and that makes happier chickens when you have happy owners.

Are we all so worried about a dollar that we can't give someone a chance to experience the fun of raising these marvelous pets.

I have BLRW's, Black Copper Marans, Barnevelders (My personal favorites) and Welsumers . I have given away more of them to 4H kids and FFA groups than I will ever sell. The smiles are my reward, and what the hell does any of us need 300 chickens for? I suggest we all try this more in the future. It sounds like a lot of people in the chicken community are like some greedy Billionaires who think they need to acquire more wealth even though they have enough for all of us to be happy.

If you have so many chickens that you need to sell them, well you got those new chickens free, except for the feed, what do they call that, Oh yea, CHICKEN FEED. C'mon open your overloaded coops and incubators and GIVE somone some happiness.

If you can't spare $100.00 then you have more problems than making a $3.00 profit on a chicken SH*T sale.

 

[JamesBond000]

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Wow that is awesome! give me 5-20 quails for 45$

 

[wyomingleghorn]

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I know this post is old but i did the search and it what i came up with just have to say i orderd 25 leghorns 2 weeks to ship and 2 days to deliver had 28 shiped got 26 alive and all are doing well.
so if and when ready i will order again

 

[wyomingleghorn]

And i should ad that these chicks are now ten days old and realy lookin good
and i work till ten oclock in the pm in wyoming and any time i called with questions i allways talked to a real person and when they did not have the answer i got called back the next day when they said i would so i would say i would highly recomend purely poultry for the person that does not what the high price and whats excelent customer service.
like i said i ordered, they sent me a ship date within two weeks, emaild when shiped and the post office called when the got in (five in the morning)
again i would highly recomend purely poultry and will do businness with them again

 

[HHandbasket]

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Some of the ugliest, most gawd-awful, non-show-quality, unhealthiest birds I have ever owned came from supposed "heritage breeders". Conversely, my favorite birds thus far personality-wise, appearance wise, and vigor-wise, were hatchery birds. They've also outlived most of my heritage stock.

I think regardless of where you get your chickens, it's a crapshoot either way... and unless you plan to "show" your birds, hatchery birds are the best!

At least, that has been my experience. Others have had varying/different results, I know.