Has anyone ordered from Randall Burkey before?

[Rare Feathers Farm]

If so, how was the quality of their birds at maturity? Shipping & handling? Overall experience? I'm considering buying a small number of birds from them this spring (splitting an order with my MIL)...

 

[Pine Grove]

Burkey chicks and Ideals are the same.....

 

[AtRendeAcres]

?they are the same company?

I am also interested in their quality because I realized today that they sell DE!


Joanne

 

[mrsengeseth]

There's a search you can do here, Search by the company's name, lots of ppl have posted their dealings with them (hope that doesn't sound cranky of me!!). I have read a bunch of experiences with the company. Overall, from what I have read they are a good company to order from.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Oh, I didn't know that...they are the only ones I found besides Stromberg's that has the bantam fav's...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I'm not sure if it is--but I've heard that most of the larger hatcheries do get their chicks from the same sources. I'm just really hoping for something with better quality than McMurray or Ideal...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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DUH! I didn't even THINK of that...but I'll check it out, thanks!

 

[Teresaann24]

Your going to get the same quality from all hatcheries.

If you want good quality find a breeder of the chickens your looking for.

I am ordering BUFF silkie chicks from ideal I know they wont be the best quality because of how much black they will have in their feathering but I am not going to be showing I just want nice looking silkies.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Yeah...I know....

The problem is that when I hatch them out myself, I get 60-75% roos!

So I'd like sexed chicks....and I hate to eat the extra roos...especially cochins & sumatras.