Murray McMurray Hatchery Pics Anyone?

[applebutter14]

I am going to order from Murray Mcmurray hatchery, is there any thing I should know?

 

[jtn42248]

I am going to order from Murray Mcmurray hatchery, is there any thing I should know?

I have ordered from them a couple of times and have had no problems. It is warm enough that you should have no problems with the birds. Depending on how many and what you order you may be offered the "free rare chick" as a check box on your order. Keep in mind that hatcheries do not make a habit of giving away pullets so there is probably a better than 50% chance that you will end up with a rooster. My first order with them was 25 chicks (5 each of 5 breeds) and I got 27 so an extra plus the free chick which has turned out to be a Dominique rooster. Be sure to let your post office know that you are expecting a delivery and that you will pick them up. Call the post office the date delivery is due in the early a.m. to make sure they do not attempt to deliver them to you or they may sit in the delivery truck all day. Have everything ready for their arrival (food, water, etc.) and make sure they stay the temp that is suggested on the Murray site. Do all that and they should be just fine...oh, and post pictures for us to drool over.

 

[AZChiknGoddess]

Here are a few pics of some of my birds from mcmurray. They are 2 years old this year. Some of the pics are from a year or two ago. My best Columbian Wyandotte pullet. Won first place at the fair. One of my two Hamburgs. They were 10 months old in this picture, but had never laid an egg. I sold both because of that, and I was told that they started laying that spring, go figure... Two of my 4 EEs. They all stopped laying in the winter but picked up production to an egg a day in the spring. They do have tail feathers, but these two had them pulled off... sadly. My partridge cochin, Poofy. she looks horrible in this picture because this is when she was brought inside after being attacked by a hawk. My two Dark Brahmas. The one in the back is molting in the picture. The one in the front is the friendliest chicken. She would jump up in your lap and try to get on your shoulder to rest on. My Brown Leghorn, Girly. She is friendly as well like the brahma, but she has a tendency to peck at any exposed skin she can reach, and she likes teeth as well, but I don't know why.

A million years ago when I was in high school I ordered chicks from Murray McMurray. I showed them in our loxal fair and won Best feather legged Bantam with my Mille Fleur d'Uccle. I won a lot of stuff with birds from them.

 

[Caheen]

My crew of all different kinds. They're about a month old in this picture. They're 2 months old now.

 

[KW Farms]

Here are some of my young birds from McMurray.

Pioneer rooster:



Blue Andalusian:


BLRWyandottes, Blue Andalusian, and a Lakenvelder roo:


BLR Wyandottes, none were actual blue, all splashes:




Lakenvelder Roo:



Blue Silkies, none turned out actual blue:

 

[N F C]

Your birds are beautiful!

 

[earlyredrooster]

These are all from Murray mcmurray we received them may 28th.

 

[KW Farms]

These are all from Murray mcmurray we received them may 28th.

What breed are these?

 

[earlyredrooster]

What breed are these?

Anconas, first to show their combs and try to crow. Also impossible to put up if you free-range as soon as they get strong enough to fly into a tree at sunset. They forage out a lot farther than the other birds also.

 

[applebutter14]

thanks so much for the info, I wasn't going to order them now, probably in January. I am always in the habit of getting over exited about the cute chicks I am going to get

, when I get them I'll try to post there pictures, I'm getting 10 chicks, there breeds are: new Hampshire red, black Sumatra, barred rock, dark Cornish, silver and gold laced Wyandotte, white polish, salmon Faverolle, white cochin, and the silver spangled Hamburg. oh! make that 11 chicks, I also get the free chick with my order,

me and my mom are going to pick them up from the hatchery we live an hour and a half away so it will be a long ride there.