McMurray Hatchery Initial Review

[Winter Creek Coop]

Just noticing this now, guess I didn’t see the notification.

it was apparent by 10 weeks, maybe earlier. In fact, I hadn’t actually noticed it at first. I posted pics on BYC in the breed forum and a poster noted the wry tail. Sure enough, as I paid more attention, it was there in both birds. But it wasnt extreme. However, wry tail is inheritable snd can spread through the genetics easily I’ve been told, so try not to introduce it.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

Well they are a month old and still going strong. One of them perched calmly on my shoulder the whole time I cooked breakfast. I’ll get some pics later.

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

A little sunbathing...

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I ordered 20 chicks from McMurray last year...seven of which were DOA, including all 5 of the Blue Andalusians I had ordered. I called them and they replaced them all without even blinking. Even threw in another surprise chicken which ended up being a GLW roo. I give McM two thumbs up!

The only downside....which isn't to me, really....is that the 5 Ameraucana hens I ordered are all laying GREEN eggs instead of blue. I even double-checked McM's website and they state their line are blue egg layers. Not sure how I ended up with green... It isn't a big deal to me, but I know some people might feel differently.

Maybe they didn't have the color you ordered and made a substitution? If they did, at least they stuck with a similar bird

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

I ordered 20 chicks from McMurray last year...seven of which were DOA, including all 5 of the Blue Andalusians I had ordered. I called them and they replaced them all without even blinking. Even threw in another surprise chicken which ended up being a GLW roo. I give McM two thumbs up!

The only downside....which isn't to me, really....is that the 5 Ameraucana hens I ordered are all laying GREEN eggs instead of blue. I even double-checked McM's website and they state their line are blue egg layers. Not sure how I ended up with green... It isn't a big deal to me, but I know some people might feel differently.

I'm pretty sure that McM's "Ameraucanas" are actually Easter Eggers. ( @EmmaRainboe )

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I'm pretty sure that McM's "Ameraucanas" are actually Easter Eggers. ( @EmmaRainboe )

Correct!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

They do appear to have BBS Ameraucanas though, which I don’t see reason to believe they aren’t pure, they don’t look great though.

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

They do appear to have BBS Ameraucanas though, which I don’t see reason to believe they aren’t pure, they don’t look great though.

Oh, okay. Yeah, they have blues on their website.

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

Just noticing this now, guess I didn’t see the notification.

it was apparent by 10 weeks, maybe earlier. In fact, I hadn’t actually noticed it at first. I posted pics on BYC in the breed forum and a poster noted the wry tail. Sure enough, as I paid more attention, it was there in both birds. But it wasnt extreme. However, wry tail is inheritable snd can spread through the genetics easily I’ve been told, so try not to introduce it.

Well, thanks for the heads up. I noticed two cocks with wry tail yesterday. So I guess I will try to source a good rooster or two elsewhere. Even if not for show I hope they try to address the wry tail issue.