California Hatchery?

I orderd from http://www.belthatchery.com/price.htm.
For more of the rare breeds see http://www.darkeggs.com/public/index.php

 

My first birds were from Belt. They have decent birds for a large hatchery. They're also very nice.

Lori

 

i understand your pain, 25 chicks doesnt work for some of us.

i ordered the birds i wanted and then supplemented the order
with male rhode islands. packing peanuts is what we called them.
mcmurray hatchery is in the midwest and you get the kids in a
day. only one was squashed.

after sorting out the chicks we wanted, we gave reds to a local
feed store.

chicken acquisition math:

19 x whatever the reds cost = getting the birds we wanted

worked for me

 

Here is Feathersite Hatchery page goes by state & CA has a few!



http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKHatcheries.html

 

If they don't sell a few
http://www.ideal-poultry.com

They are in Texas a bit closer!

They sell small orders "I have gotten most of my chickens from there and they all seem to have great dispositions!"

 

It was less money to order the 25 from Belt than to order the 6 I wanted from MyPetChicken. So I ordered 25 pullets and raised them and sold the extras at about 6 weeks of age and that paid for my order.

 

Order the 25 several of the breeds you want. Brood them for 7-8 weeks. Pick out the best of the bunch for yourself, and put the rest on Craigslist and sell them for $7-8 each. They will already be brooded and save people that time and effort. That will more than pay for yours and the feed. I just did 50 that way, and I listed mine before they were ready to be picked up, and I had them all sold in a day. Of course, I did that will good layers, so you might want to order standard layers to sell and the weird one you want for yourself.