Chicks from Mt Healthy...

[BlazeJester]

Just got sexed pullet brown leghorns from TSC - again from Mt Healthy, and a GLW was mixed in so I ended up with *her* (I hope!) by chance. I'm encouraged by what I'm hearing about Mt. Healthy chicks, as I've only had experience with Meyer strains so far.

I think which hatchery TSC orders from depends on where in the country the store is located - ie the ones in Ohio may contract with Meyer, Indiana with McMurray, etc (but I have no idea, actually, it just makes sense).

 

[mychookschick]

Yea, that does make sense! I guess I will have to ask my TSC... It would be interesting to know!

 

[PandoraChick]

Just wanted to give my review of MT Healthy chicks for 2013. I bought 20 straight run silver ;aced wynadottes and 5 buff orpingtons.
All but one of the SLW was a rooster, and honestly they look more like over-sized barred rocks and all have funky combs(not the standard).
On top of that, the buff orpingtons are not really thriving. It became apparent that 2 of them were blind around 4 weeks when i first started letting them outside. I will never purchase from the again. I have had much better luck with cackle.

 

[mychookschick]

I am sorry that you have had such a bad experience! I have never had any problems with them, and never heard anything bad either, so thank you for sharing the other side of the story!!

 

[Parrmom]

Just got sexed pullet brown leghorns from TSC - again from Mt Healthy, and a GLW was mixed in so I ended up with *her* (I hope!) by chance. I'm encouraged by what I'm hearing about Mt. Healthy chicks, as I've only had experience with Meyer strains so far.

I think which hatchery TSC orders from depends on where in the country the store is located - ie the ones in Ohio may contract with Meyer, Indiana with McMurray, etc (but I have no idea, actually, it just makes sense).

We are in Northwest Indiana and our chicks came from Mt. Healthy. It is kinda of weird as Townline hatchery in MI is not that far away.




We have chicks from Mt. Healthy via TSC and they are doing good at 7 weeks of age. Sorry we did not get the breeds you mentioned, but though I would just give you a bit more feedback.