I'm in the SF Bay Area and have purchased pullets from both RanchHagHens and TruNorth this year. They both had very nice facilities and a wide variety to choose from.
That being said I won't be going back to TruNorth. I was sold a Ameraucana hen (at almost twice the price of a hen the same age from Ranch Hag Hens) that had a crooked tail and damaged wing. I should have realized that was why she was the last one but it was never mentioned and as a newbie I didn't notice. After I got her home I asked about the tail and was told that she would "grow out of it" and It should straighten out as she grows." and that it was probably from rough housing with the others. She still has a crooked tail and can't fly because of her wing injury. On a high note she does lay a pale green egg, is pretty and is healthy and great company.
That being said I won't be going back to TruNorth. I was sold a Ameraucana hen (at almost twice the price of a hen the same age from Ranch Hag Hens) that had a crooked tail and damaged wing. I should have realized that was why she was the last one but it was never mentioned and as a newbie I didn't notice. After I got her home I asked about the tail and was told that she would "grow out of it" and It should straighten out as she grows." and that it was probably from rough housing with the others. She still has a crooked tail and can't fly because of her wing injury. On a high note she does lay a pale green egg, is pretty and is healthy and great company.
