Do hatcheries make mistakes?

[polishchickens111]

I think I have a Jersey Giant.

My Australorp, Fig, has always bee HUGE compared to the rest. Since day one. And she still is. EVERYONE says that she is huge. My best friend's little sister is afraid on "the really big black chicken.

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I don't care, I love her all the same... but it makes me wonder.

 

[chickenpredatorkiller]

yes, they do, but could you post a pic?

 

[Illia]

Hatchery Jersey Giants aren't hardly much bigger than the rest of their chickens, honestly.

Hatcheries don't really make many "mistakes" when you consider that they don't mean to breed for anything but high production and a bird that looks relatively similar to what it is supposed to be. . . .


If you think it is a Jersey Giant though, check the soles of the feet. Yellow - Jersey Giant. White/Pink = Australorp.

 

[dianaross77]

I've actually seen quite a few people on here that have found out they've ended up with JG instead of BA from the hatcheries. I've often wondered if it's intentional. It seems like it shouldn't be that easy to make that "mistake." But I agree, check the bottoms of her feet.

 

[colby318]

She could of been a packing peanut if they had extra JGs that day.

 

[ChickiKat]

we went to a hatchery to get 3 Silver Sebrights and ended up with 2 SS and 1 Silver OEGB..... I like that mistake!

 

[Gresh]

HA! Hatcheries sure do make mistakes!

I've found out the hard way myself that if they don't send you the right breed, they'll send you a mutt. Anywho, though, at least they sent you something that actually got big.

 

[hallerlake]

I sold some Spitz this summer to a woman who ordered Appenzeller Spitzhauben, but was sent silver Hamburgs instead. I guess they figured Hamburgs were close enough.