How do you get a certain breed?

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks...I will check them out. Will they allow you to pay for three and ship you just one if you want? We live in the city and are only alowwed to have up to 6 hens. We already have 4. My wife wants to have all different breeds. We dont have any roosters. they are not allowed in our city.

The blue laced red wyandotte...it is so pretty! https://www.google.com/search?q=blu...ei=6MKvV-bRGsOyeMiZtYgP#imgrc=FBX7xHp4OrCuGM:

The minimum order is company policy. If you pay for three, you get three. Also, raising a single chick and then integrating it into an established flock does not usually go well. Best to wait till you have the room for 3 new chicks.

You will not get a spectacular looking hen like that one from a hatchery. She is show quality stock from a dedicated breeder ($$).

Also, that main image that comes up on that link is color enhanced. That vivid blue is not natural, sorry. 

Chicks need each other to keep warm during shipping. You should take the chance of losses into account also. Order the three, and hope they all survive to be feathered out and of coop age. At that point, if you have too many birds, you sell one or two off. 

Or, see if there's someone in your AO who wants to go in on a hatchery order. That's a good way to make new chicken friends. I've advertised on Craigslist to do that and met some cool chicken folks. More chicks seem to equal a better survival rate, IME. 

Agree with others. It's hatchery policy and i think they're needed to keep warm, even in summer, and because they're social and don't really do well shipped alone unfortunately.

But yeah, they are gorgeous birds. Figured you meant BLRW but wasn't sure if there was a new variety i missed haha

And i know others have said that that bird is show quality or the picture is color enhanced, which both might be true, imo even the hatchery BLRW's are gorgeous and certainly not ugly. Maybe not as gorgeous as show birds but they're not ugly.

I say if you want the bird then go for it, you can always sell them later. Besides, town may not even notice one bird over the limit.

You can also check Craigslist or look for a breeder, someone might have one locally

 

[Flock Master64]

Thanks...I will check them out. Will they allow you to pay for three and ship you just one if you want? We live in the city and are only alowwed to have up to 6 hens. We already have 4. My wife wants to have all different breeds. We dont have any roosters. they are not allowed in our city.

The blue laced red wyandotte...it is so pretty! https://www.google.com/search?q=blu...ei=6MKvV-bRGsOyeMiZtYgP#imgrc=FBX7xHp4OrCuGM:

Wow that is a beautiful bird