Ideal Hatchery

[EZFarms]

Also both hatcheries you mentioned in your comment only carry certain breeds
they have the white silkies and blue cochins but not gold laced or silver laced cochins. also belt requires a 25 minimum

 

[Bullitt]

Uhhh i think it states it around where they have the "virtual tours" or somewhere around thereit also says it in the catalogs.
unless one of the hatcheries u listed are cheaper i may just try my luck with cackle

Take a look and see which prices are better, sure. But also consider the distance that the chicks must travel.

I have looked at Cackle Hatchery's website many times, and I just looked at the area you pointed me to, and I do not see where Cackle Hatchery states it breeds to the APA standard of perfection.

Hatcheries usually are not concerned with breeding to the APA SOP.

 

[Bullitt]

Also both hatcheries you mentioned in your comment only carry certain breeds
they have the white silkies and blue cochins but not gold laced or silver laced cochins. also belt requires a 25 minimum

You did not state you were looking for specific colors.

 

[EZFarms]

It says its somehwere i just dont remember atm. and yes sorry i forgot to mention wanting certain colors. im a bit on the tired side.
cackle doesnt have too bad of prices. but ive always went by the saying of "you get what u pay for" so if your paying a cheap price for a bird it prolly isnt of goof quality just in general. at county level id imagine hatchery birds would be fine now a sanctioned show i can understand needing top notch birds

 

[Bullitt]

It says its somehwere i just dont remember atm.

Can you look at the Cackle Hatchery website and find where it states they breed to the APA standard of perfection? Then please post a link here?

 

[EZFarms]

Sure

 

[EZFarms]

Alright my bad it says they are a member of the apa but wouldnt that mean they would breed to the SOP? http://www.cacklehatchery.com/page12.html should be right there on this page "member of the APA" or something like that

 

[Bullitt]

Alright my bad it says they are a member of the apa but wouldnt that mean they would breed to the SOP? http://www.cacklehatchery.com/page12.html should be right there on this page "member of the APA" or something like that

No, that doesn't mean Cackle Hatchery breeds to the APA standard of perfection. That is what I was trying to explain. It means they are a member of the APA. That means they pay a fee each year to the APA.

That is why people go to breeders if they want to show birds.

Hatchery chickens, however, usually produce more eggs than those from breeders.

 

[EZFarms]

Even from breeders though you could end up with a crap bird.
i think its kind of a 50/50 bet between the two. besides ive read about hatchery birds going up against "high quality" breeder birds and winning. either way its a gamble especally with day olds

 

[Bullitt]

Even from breeders though you could end up with a crap bird.
i think its kind of a 50/50 bet between the two. besides ive read about hatchery birds going up against "high quality" breeder birds and winning. either way its a gamble especally with day olds

It depends of what your definition of quality is.

I am not interested in showing chickens. So I would go with hatchery chickens in most cases.

"besides ive read about hatchery birds going up against "high quality" breeder birds and winning." I am sure that has happened. But it won't happen often, because breeders tend to focus more on breeding for shows.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/843221/why-is-there-such-a-bias-against-hatcheries