Hatcheries - Other than McMurray

[cluckychick]

I'm driving down to visit Cackle next week and check it out. Hope I don't come home with more chickies

 

[ghulst]

Try Townline hatchery www.townlinehatchery.com

 

[al6517]

Try to find a good hatchery close to your area it may help reduce most problems you have with shipped birds. Just an idea.

AL

 

[CrimsonRose]

I haven't ordered from them yet but plan to try them this spring when they start taking orders.. They have some really good prices and they are in Ohio so a shorter shipping time for me...

http://www.meyerhatchery.com/

 

[The Chickinn]

I have had very good experiences with Welp Hatchery in IA. They always sent what I ordered, not a rose comb instead of a single comb or something like that.

www.welphatchery.com

 

[IN-farmgirl]

Meyer is a good hatchery.

 

[AtRendeAcres]

HoffmanHatchery.com My feed store uses them!
EE always gave away before lay they were crazy!
BO (last year because I was hatching some & wanted to mix strains) all died at different times
Silkies (that was when I got hooked) but, there's all died within year!
Polish (2 years in a row) all died within first year!
Turkeys are great!

Welphatchery.com Good got
(mostly Cornish)
SF (nice looking & really calm) ,
B.Brahma (quiet),
RIR Bantams (noisy & flighty)

Ideal
Great wide variety (Just far from me takes 3 days before I get them) I have ordered many chickens that were presents for people!
Austrolorp (standoffish)
BR (pretty & productive)
EE (productive)
B.Brahma (quiet friendly)


Meyerhatchery.com
Great (their chicks are bigger than other hatcheries I have gotton from)
mostly got Cornish
BR (productive)
JG (pretty)
these were sold before lay!
RIR
EE (pretty EEs with many colors)

MtHealthy.com
friends & I just went in on order ((will get April 12))
50 Cornish because we ordered over 50 we get
25 free roosters! (special order before 2/13 get 5 cents off each chick)
25 BO for Valentines Gift

 

[PortageGirl]

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I really like meyer too. Their selection is a bit smaller, but I consider that a good thing. They do better quality control because of it IMO. Also, sometimes they have breeds not in the catalog, they have good staff and if you call you can find out if they have anything different coming up. That's probably(possibly?) true of other smaller places too, so keep it in mind!

[edit] I have a good friend who swears by Mt Healthy, I can recommend them because of that, he’s a very common sense person who’s opinions I respect.