kudos to Gordie Sternweis and Duane Urch

[NYREDS]

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Duane's flock are relatively small. He doesn't set the thousands of eggs Ideal or McMurray do. His ability to fill orders is of course subject to how well they lay & how well they hatch. Conditions that are always variable.
I only ordered from Duane once but was more than pleased with the results. However, when I placed the order I told him "this is what I want-ship them when you can". I got exactly what I ordered.
There are several small operations that sell good quality stock. While they might well be considered "hatcheries" they can't reasonably be expected to provide the same sort of service as a McMurray or an Ideal.
One I know of now only sells eggs & adult stock because he got tired of dealing with demandig chick orderers.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I agree nyreds, his birds are always amazing. When we go to sales they always have a large assortment of his chicks and come fall you can always tell which birds are from his flocks. I plan on ordering from him again this spring.
I love the faverolles I have gotten from him, the welsummers from him had great egg color. Some of the other breeds I have seen from his stock that are more hard to come by meet the standard. An example were the rose comb mottled anconas. The neighbor got a few and they look great.

One odd bird I have seen from his stock was a buff orpington. The person ordered buff wyandottes and got all she ordered but she also had one chick with a single comb. As the bird matured it was a female but it had white legs. Once it got older she noticed the overall type and all and it turns out its a buff orpington. I have looked at his breed list and didnt see buff orps. Could it be that he has a few and tossed one in or what?