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[bradselig]

is anybody breeding blue laced red wyandotte??? Just thought i'd ask because as Sally mentioned above, Meyer hatchery prices are going up.

I will likely have some in the spring.

 

[BackyardBitten]

I will likely have some in the spring.

ok thanks brad!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Hello

Been skimming

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I forgot, i got my Meyer catalog too. One reason people say they order from hatcheries is because they are cheaper than breeders. They keep raising prices it is going to be a better deal to buy from breeders that have the better quality birds anyway. I am not going to order from hatcheries anymore. Just pickup a couple EEs probably every time I go to the feed store in spring lol.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

is anybody breeding blue laced red wyandotte??? Just thought i'd ask because as Sally mentioned above, Meyer hatchery prices are going up.

And by the time you pay over $5 for a hatchery chick and add on shipping, it is close to breeder prices without shipping. If we can find you a local breeder, maybe Brad, then you could get great quality chicks at hatchery prices.

 

[bradselig]

And by the time you pay over $5 for a hatchery chick and add on shipping, it is close to breeder prices without shipping.  If we can find you a local breeder, maybe Brad, then you could get great quality chicks at hatchery prices.

Akers farm/hatchery in Indiana also have blrw. I have 4 chicks growing out. 1 is definitely a roo. The other 3 not quite sure yet.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Personally, I order from hatcheries mostly because at the moment the quality of the bird is less important to me than the sex of the bird. I have the absolute worst luck with straight run birds and hatching eggs, which is why I will not hatch eggs or let my girls broody on them (although Margie is the cutest little broody ever and it would be adorable to see her as a mom... ). The only hatch I have done was of Guinea fowl and all seven of them were male. Of the straight run birds we've gotten (which has only been about a dozen, but the point still stands), only one has been a hen. I swear, pullets switch sex to cockerels at my touch sometimes. So the extra cost, to me, is more for birds that are sexed females.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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I'm thinking yours would be closer to the SOP than Akers. Not all of their breeds say it but it does say production strain on their RIR description. Still they are close enough for a day trip to go pick up chicks.

 

[browncow15]

is anybody breeding blue laced red wyandotte??? Just thought i'd ask because as Sally mentioned above, Meyer hatchery prices are going up.

I will likely have some in the spring.

Oh oh I'd like some too!!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

UGH! still trying to catch up! I keep falling asleep at the pc

All the extra time with the calves is wearing me out

They do seem to be improving. OK, back to reading!