Looking for hatchery!!!

[Mary Galbraith]

I'm wanting to get ducks. I've narrowed my list of breeds down to Welsh Harlequin, Indian Runners, and Cayuga. I'm looking for an online hatchery that sells these breeds, that you can buy small orders 4-8 birds, and the birds are nice quality. And no outrageous shipping.
So if anyone has any recommendation.
Thanks guys

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

well, metzers has those. I personally havent ordered there, and I probly wont ever, because I dislike some of his business practices and the prices are kinda.......... yeah. and you get 4 birds, youll pay more for the extra small order deal thing than the birds
purely poultry has some, free shipping for certain types (not sure of the breeds you picked though). Shipping....eh. seems to always be better to get 10+ birds.....

 

[CayugaJana]

I got some cayugas from Metzers and they are lovely but I don’t have others to compare to. I think I paid $6-8 each and about $35-45 for shipping them. I bought 6. So I don’t know if that’s too much or decent priced. They were really good to work with but I was one of the rare shipments that took an extra day to deliver because of my rural location. So I don’t know if I’d buy from them again, just for the birds sake.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Go with Johnson's if you want some decent quality Runners. Prices are great! Meyer's is pretty good too. www.johnsonswaterfowl.comwww.meyerhatchery.com

 

[Mary Galbraith]

I got some cayugas from Metzers and they are lovely but I don’t have others to compare to. I think I paid $6-8 each and about $35-45 for shipping them. I bought 6. So I don’t know if that’s too much or decent priced. They were really good to work with but I was one of the rare shipments that took an extra day to deliver because of my rural location. So I don’t know if I’d buy from them again, just for the birds sake.View attachment 1248366View attachment 1248367

They are gorgeous ❤

 

[Runner duck mom]

I just ordered 3 runner ducklings from Metzer. $10 each for the 2 females, $5 for the male and with shipping (extra small order charge for less than 6 birds) the total came to $74. I had ordered 2 runners from them last year and they were happy healthy ducklings.

 

[Mary Galbraith]

I just ordered 3 runner ducklings from Metzer. $10 each for the 2 females, $5 for the male and with shipping (extra small order charge for less than 6 birds) the total came to $74. I had ordered 2 runners from them last year and they were happy healthy ducklings.

Do you know if they put bands or anything in the birds to tell which are males and which are female when you get them???

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

I think metzers bands them if you get a mix of males and females. not sure on just males or females and if theres an extra charge

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

http://www.metzerfarms.com/SexingBirds.cfm?affiliate=undef&CustID=15049048

 

[CayugaJana]

I bought from Metzers and they had bands on different legs depending on whether they were male or female.