Murray McMurray Fayoumi quality?

[S-t-o-n-e]

Is Murray McMurray a good hatchery? I have seen mixed reviews, some having great success and others terrible. While the Dead on arrival is not as concerning as thats *mostly* the fault of USPS, some people were saying they had a lot of randomly dead chickens in the first weeks and months of raising them, or just ill chickens which barely laid, which makes it seem like the Hatchery has bad stock for certain breeds (it could also just be the fault of the owners of course).
The main breed I am looking for is Egyptian fayoumi, has anyone gotten Fayoumi from Murray McMurray and how did they fare? And any breeds to avoid from the hatchery?

 

[Debbie292d]

I searched and found @JustBabyMargo did, and posted pictures.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...is-this-a-good-hatchery.1549671/post-26179560

 

[Iluveggers]

I’ve ordered many times from McM and never had a sick chick. I have ended up w a cross beak which was refunded. Fayoumi aren’t good in my climate so I can’t help you w that specific breed, but have had wonderful experiences with the company.

 

[Folly's place]

We had good success with birds from MMcM, and the one time we got a Fayoumi cockerel as the extra chick, he was lovely. He started crowing at 28 days of age, beyond cute!
Mary

 

[servant_of_fluffs]

My 30-ish chicks were shipped all the way to Alaska and there wasn't a single DOA which is admittedly very impressive. However the RIRs I had were very, very sickly and depressed looking. There were about 7 RIRs and I think 6 died in their first two years (out of chickhood) There were a few girls who have been a little more prone to disease than the rest of them, but everybody else was fine. However I would not recommend them for their bird quality, as they are a major hatchery (quantity over quality.) The Wyandottes were definitely not what I would consider dual-purpose, as they are very light and one of the Black Australorps seems to have a little Serama in her (she's tiny and weird tail posture.)

Fayoumi are gorgeous. If I lived somewhere warmer, I would have hundred of them