Anyone ordered from Purely Poultry?

[bantamsrus]

They have a certain color of bantam cochin that I want but I don't know anything about them---any of you have any experience with them? At least they are just the next state over from me.

 

[bantamsrus]

Anyone?

 

[greathorse]

I will try to help a bit.

I have not ordered from them. The one thing we know about Purely Poultry is that he is a broker of chicks. He does not own a hatchery or a breeding farm. He is a student and does this as a sideline. Or perhaps it is the other way around. He takes your order and sends it on to a number of hatcheries that he works with. I am not sure that you have any assurance that the state the business hails from is the state from which your chicks will ship

If that works for you, then you can make your own decision. Many folks feel more comfortable ordering from the folks that raise and hatch the birds.

He also views his business as an integral part of a christian ministry. That resonates with some folks and less so with others.

 

[bantamsrus]

Thanks!

 

[Karlachix]

Just wanted to add that it is not unusual for a business to broker chicks. My Pet Chicken is very popular and that is what they do. Even hatcheries will sometimes get additional chicks they need from other hatcheries.

I've not used Purely Poultry myself. I just didn't want it to sound like he was doing something wrong.

 

[greathorse]

I was not implying that there is anything wrong with drop shipment merely trying to answser a question. I think there is a fairly strong consensus on this board that many would prefer the birds coming from the company they order from.

Thats all

 

[bantamsrus]

I'm just trying to get birds from a few different lines--so if he's pooling from the different hatcheries that I already have chicks from--then his particular operation is not helpful in my situation. Thanks for the info!

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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This sort of thing amazes me.... Why I wonder?

 

[greathorse]

A topic amazing enough and controverisal enough to get a thread closed down some time ago. ummm ummm mmm. It was fun though.

 

[spotsplus]

I ordered a small group from PP. Shipping is due in about two weeks. So far so good.

Tammie