Has anyone ordered any assortments from Meyer or Mcmurray Hatchery ?

[Vamvakas]

I never ordered an assortment cause I am picky with breeds lol. I ordered from Mcmurray last year and was happy with them, there roosters make great meat birds pretty big birds depends what breeds you get though.

 

[MIchickens]

A little info on Murray McMurray. I received my chick a week ago (27 Jan 13). I ordered 47 total chicks of various breeds. I even went as far as to call my main post office hub and ask them to call me and I would pick them up whenever they got there. I received the call at 11:00pm on a Sunday. I drove the 2 hours round trip to get them faster to reduce the stress....if I had waited to get them from my local post office...who knows how many more would have died. 2 of the chicks were DOA in the box when I opened it. Later that day 3 more died. And the next day 3 more died. 1 day after that I only lost 1. Also, I ordered 4 Golden laced Wyandotte's...they didn't ship them to me. Their was a sticker on the inside of the box that said they said they ran out. Now keep in mind I ordered these chicks 3 months in advance. So there's no excuse for not sending them.

OK, now I have 3 chicks with crossed beaks and 1 with an eye problem. I will probably cull them tomorrow.

I would suggest trying to find a local hatchery around you and buy them from there. I am not happy at all with McMurray. Although their people were very nice on the phone each time I called...I believe their chicks are sub-standard. Be prepared to lose a 1/4 of them due to death or sub standard breeding.

I'm just sayin....lol

 

[connor97]

Yes please do I love pictures !

 

[learycow]

Last spring I ordered the 25 rainbow layer pack.
I got white leghorns, brown leghorns, 1 red leghorn, easter eggers, 1 andalusion, 2 partridge rocks, 1 australorpe, and some silver laved wyandottes, all were hens. I ended up with 1 rooster that was a cornish, and 1 rooster that was a silver lakenvelder (I think this was the free extra rare chick).
So yes, I got a wonderful assortment and just about all were hens. And my leghorns started laying at 4 1/2 months old, and were laying jumbo sized eggs by 8 months old!

Couldn't be happier with their assortment and the birds they sent me