Anyone have experience with Privett?

[EmmaRainboe]

My local feed store is getting dominiques and I was debating getting a few. They get their chicks from Privett Hatchery so was wondering if anyone had any experience.




So far I am not having much hope for them as on there website I found this:

Reading that had me FUMING, there is so much wrong in that single paragraph, and I feel like anyone who had any knowledge of EEs, Ameraucanas, and Araucanas, would not have typed that.

But it has been a few days and I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt that they just hired someone with no knowledge to write it.



So, Privett experiences....?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have no experience with them. But the spelling, & misinformation that hatcheries use, such as Hoover's are a common marketing scheme.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'd rather go with Meyer's Hatchery. They're more honest, & knowledgeable then other hatcheries, have better birds.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I have no experience with them. But the spelling, & misinformation that hatcheries use, such as Hoover's are a common marketing scheme.

I get that, but I didn't know they went to the point of saying: "Americanas are not to be confused with Americanas, which have ear tufts and are rumpless."

 

[CHlCKEN]

Wow that’s the worst description I’ve ever seen. “Americanas are not to be confused with Americanas”

That’s gonna trip up some people. Egg color is also listed as simply ‘green’ which is very incorrect, and will confuse even more. They couldn’t even bother to put a real picture on it?

I know you’re looking to buy colored egg layers and really want blue eggs. I feel like this isn’t a good hatchery to buy from. First of all that page is very misleading and I don’t think I would want to spend money on them. There are plenty of hatcheries that have great reviews. I would stay on the safe side and order from somewhere that is trusted.

 

[JCaseyHammond]

My local feed store is getting dominiques and I was debating getting a few. They get their chicks from Privett Hatchery so was wondering if anyone had any experience.




So far I am not having much hope for them as on there website I found this:

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Reading that had me FUMING, there is so much wrong in that single paragraph, and I feel like anyone who had any knowledge of EEs, Ameraucanas, and Araucanas, would not have typed that.

But it has been a few days and I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt that they just hired someone with no knowledge to write it.



So, Privett experiences....?

Hi Emma,

Americana? green eggs?

My experience: two local independent feed stores sold GLBW and Cuckoo Marans from Privett. I think those were in 2017. One of the Marans turned out to be a SLBW. They all seemed healthy. Losses were from predators. (We had problems with raccoons and dogs in the past). However the Wyandottes had thin shelled porous eggs. Don’t know if that’s heritable so did not breed the Wyandottes. Still have two Marans. They have terracotta red eggs and hatched 2 clutches of EE eggs for me. Curious if ordering from Privett is ok, would like a cuckoo Maran rooster.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I get that, but I didn't know they went to the point of saying: "Americanas are not to be confused with Americanas, which have ear tufts and are rumpless."

Yeah, that's pretty dead giveaway to how knowledgeable some of the hatchery people are .

 

[black_cat]

Isn't privett the one that sold @The Moonshiner that "cochin"?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Isn't privett the one that sold @The Moonshiner that "cochin"?

Hmm not sure, I thought it was some other one that claimed to preserve heritage breeds, "Sandstorm Hatchery" or something.

 

[black_cat]

Hmm not sure, I thought it was some other one that claimed to preserve heritage breeds, "Sandstorm Hatchery" or something.

Oh I think it was "Sandhill Hatchery'?