I want to order 4 to 6 Easter Egger chickens...

[N&MSchroeder]

You might have to wait until spring when their availability will be greater. You can also check back with the My Pet Chicken website. One feature that I love is when you click on the breed, it will show you available shipping dates for that breed. There is also a yellow (?) box that says "more availability". If you click on this box, it will show a chart with all of the breeds that are available for the weekly shipping dates. Once in a while, they will have chicks become available that were previously sold out. As someone already suggested, you may be able to find chicks that are closer to you. Good luck!

 

[dannyj]

I didn't know there was a state thread. I'll check it out. I'll probably go ahead and wait till spring though. thanks for the help.

 

[Alabama ee]

Shipping for that small an order at MPC is high. Ideal Poultry has some. I ordered from Ideal and really liked what we received from them. They have a 25 doller minimum. That would be about 10 chicks. That is a little more than you need, but it might be cheaper to do that. You could pick the best ones and give the 5 you don't want away and it would cost less than MPC.

 

[CarolJ]

You could check the Meyer website early Monday morning - and they will list what's available right then. I had checked their website several times last weekend, and no EEs were available, but when I checked it early at the beginning of the week, they suddenly had Easter Eggers (they call them Ameraucanas) available. Apparently they had a larger hatch than anticipated. I placed my order - and less than 24 hours later, I had my EEs. About 10 minutes after I placed my order, they were no longer available. So you have to catch them at the right time. You could also call their toll-free number first thing on Monday morning and see if they have extra EEs in this week's hatch.

I already have four EEs that just started laying a few weeks ago. Two of them lay the prettiest green eggs, one lays blue-green eggs, and the fourth lays a cream-colored egg. Just gorgeous colors!

Good luck!