Ken Carden

[ken carden]

I'm wanting to get some chickens, should I buy from someone local or have people had good luck with shipping from hatcheries. I'm wanting white eggs and meat chickens, should I get one breed for both purposes or one for eggs and another for meat? I live in north Texas (Whitesboro/Sadler).

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Local is always better if you have a choice. There is always a risk with shipping chicks. The post office could loose the box, the box could get stuck somewhere excessively cold, etc.

 

[ken carden]

Thank you so much

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas and

! Pleased you joined us! I have always had good luck with hatcheries - I've had birds shipping in from Iowa and Missouri - geographically close so that helps. Might want to check out Ideal Poultry - a Texas outfit since you live in Texas. In fact, here is the link to some hatcheries and breeders:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/16/chicken-breeders-hatcheries

And here might be another resource:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/16175/miscellaneous

Good luck and enjoy your chickens!

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

 

[redneck farmer]

Howdy from Florida!!! Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[wayne hulgan]

I'm wanting to get some chickens, should I buy from someone local or have people had good luck with shipping from hatcheries. I'm wanting white eggs and meat chickens, should I get one breed for both purposes or one for eggs and another for meat? I live in north Texas (Whitesboro/Sadler).

I love tractor supply. in the spring they get new chicks in and its just a great deal. you can pick out the little chicks that you like the best. only problem, our TSC will only sell 6 at a time. we are getting 2 new white leghorns, white eggs, this year. I will just hang around the chicks until someone else comes along that doesn't want 6 and we can split an order. we did the same last year.
Welcome to the BYC and happy chicky day.