BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[abbevilleoz]

Cackle is really polite and nice, we got our sucks from them

Well Dan I'm definitely not using Cackle!

 

[dan26552]

Well Dan I'm definitely not using Cackle!

Ducks. Whoops.

 

[QuoVadis]

With hatcheries I'm not sure price makes a ton a difference in quality... I have gotten birds (never meat birds mind you) from Cackle, Ideal, Privett (where Welp drop ships from), and McMurray. All were fine, but not much difference in quality, overall. (Certainly a certain hatchery may have better quality of a certain breed, say, Rhode Island Red than another, but I am talking about overall quality on all breeds.) I got a small group of EEs from Cackle this spring and had a couple issues with genetics - bum legs and crossed beaks. Maybe this was abnormal, I wouldn't judge based on one order, but I ordered far more chicks from Ideal (at a much cheaper price), and had no genetic issues. I think with hatcheries it's mostly luck of the draw.

@abbevilleoz From what I have read Central is different than most hatcheries and owns all their own flocks on site, which is unusual for a hatchery. I think many hatcheries farm certain/all breeds out to sub contacted farms. Also, FYI, I am not sure what you were looking at with Welp, but they are almost twice the price as Central, about $150 for 100 birds compared to $95 for 100 from Central.

 

[abbevilleoz]

With hatcheries I'm not sure price makes a ton a difference in quality... I have gotten birds (never meat birds mind you) from Cackle, Ideal, Privett (where Welp drop ships from), and McMurray. All were fine, but not much difference in quality, overall. (Certainly a certain hatchery may have better quality of a certain breed, say, Rhode Island Red than another, but I am talking about overall quality on all breeds.) I got a small group of EEs from Cackle this spring and had a couple issues with genetics - bum legs and crossed beaks. Maybe this was abnormal, I wouldn't judge based on one order, but I ordered far more chicks from Ideal (at a much cheaper price), and had no genetic issues. I think with hatcheries it's mostly luck of the draw.

@abbevilleoz
 From what I have read Central is different than most hatcheries and owns all their own flocks on site, which is unusual for a hatchery. I think many hatcheries farm certain/all breeds out to sub contacted farms. Also, FYI, I am not sure what you were looking at with Welp, but they are almost twice the price as Central, about $150 for 100 birds compared to $95 for 100 from Central.

I misled myself on the pricing and you're right. I only want 25 birds for my trial run. Central's minimum order is 50. I can order 25 from Welp for $45 ish if I read their mobile app correctly.

 

[draye]

NM

 

[WPFarmstead]

With hatcheries I'm not sure price makes a ton a difference in quality... I have gotten birds (never meat birds mind you) from Cackle, Ideal, Privett (where Welp drop ships from), and McMurray. All were fine, but not much difference in quality, overall. (Certainly a certain hatchery may have better quality of a certain breed, say, Rhode Island Red than another, but I am talking about overall quality on all breeds.) I got a small group of EEs from Cackle this spring and had a couple issues with genetics - bum legs and crossed beaks. Maybe this was abnormal, I wouldn't judge based on one order, but I ordered far more chicks from Ideal (at a much cheaper price), and had no genetic issues. I think with hatcheries it's mostly luck of the draw.

Cackle has actually updated their EE page, last I checked and acknowledged that their EE's do have issues with crossed beaks. I was pretty disappointed to find that AFTER I had already ordered a mixed box from them.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Cackle has actually updated their EE page, last I checked and acknowledged that their EE's do have issues with crossed beaks. I was pretty disappointed to find that AFTER I had already ordered a mixed box from them.

Cackle also carries true Ameraucanas from one of the top breeders in the US. I also like that they post videos of all their breeding stock on their YouTube channel.

 

[draye]

Cackle has actually updated their EE page, last I checked and acknowledged that their EE's do have issues with crossed beaks. I was pretty disappointed to find that AFTER I had already ordered a mixed box from them.

The crossbeak issues are in the "EE" breed period, not just Cackles. It is something that just pops up in them.

 

[abbevilleoz]

The crossbeak issues are in the "EE" breed period, not just Cackles. It is something that just pops up in them.

Which breeds have you ordered from Cackle?

 

[dan26552]

Cackle also carries true Ameraucanas from one of the top breeders in the US. I also like that they post videos of all their breeding stock on their YouTube channel.

Yeah, that's awesome.