Hello,
I would like to write a review of my experience with McMurray hatchery. This is my first year raising chickens, my family has a farm which I didn't grow up on but visit as often as I can, my first cousin once removed decided to get back into chickens this year also so when I was over there last saw his, saw how relatively easy chickens are to take care of and that pushed me to buy chickens that day, we went to the local Rural King and I purchased medicated chick starter, 2 types of feeders, 2 one gal waterers, some bedding, a heat lamp and 10 Australorp chicks. I drove home resecured a horse stall that I decided to be my chicken coop, and let the chicks free. I didn't do a brooder because my stall/coop was secured, draft free ext. I lost one chick, it was acting funny from day one (I showed it where the food and water was ext) but it died less than 48 hours later. My second cousin like the australorps so well he bought the 5 chicks left rural king had the next day for his flock and out of those 5 one died. The Australorp chicks were 2.50 each at rural King. My cousin mainly had ameraucana chicks by this time were 2 months old purchased at rural king, I liked the idea of blue/green eggs so I was wanting to finish my flock with ameraucana chicks, August 1st is when I bought my Australorps, being late in the season I decided to order them from a hatchery and choose McMurray, I ordered 15 hens and one rooster, I did not decide to substitute chicks, I received 19 chicks, 4 of the 19 I did not think we're ameraucana chicks but 3 of those could be (all white), the fourth is a Turkin chick lol. About 36 hours in almost over night 5 chicks got sick and died suddenly, the only thing in there environment I changed was switched them from village/city water to rain water, than back after chicks started dieing, anyway contacted the hatchery and asked if they had gotten reports of chicks getting sick and explained that I had 5 get sick and died out of 28, they claim its 2-3 days to respond so I waited, within 8 hours I got a response, I was more fishing if the change in water was the reason and after the 3rd email of questions/answers they willingly refunded the cost of the birds, I didn't blame them for the deaths and I admitted it was out of the 48h timeframe on the chicks so either way they were cleared from fault. I was surprised by this and thought that's really good business on there end. So I ordered 22 more, 1 Australorp rooster and 20 ameraucana hens and 1 mystery chick. I didn't plan on such a large flock but planned to sell eggs. There isn't much of a blue egg market around where I live. Each chick cost 1.80 more per chick after shipping than buying at a local shop like rural King but when I finally decided to raise a flock all the local stores were done for the year or very limited on selection. I would recommend the McMurray hatchery to friends and family and is why I wrote this because of the pleasant experience I had with them.
I would like to write a review of my experience with McMurray hatchery. This is my first year raising chickens, my family has a farm which I didn't grow up on but visit as often as I can, my first cousin once removed decided to get back into chickens this year also so when I was over there last saw his, saw how relatively easy chickens are to take care of and that pushed me to buy chickens that day, we went to the local Rural King and I purchased medicated chick starter, 2 types of feeders, 2 one gal waterers, some bedding, a heat lamp and 10 Australorp chicks. I drove home resecured a horse stall that I decided to be my chicken coop, and let the chicks free. I didn't do a brooder because my stall/coop was secured, draft free ext. I lost one chick, it was acting funny from day one (I showed it where the food and water was ext) but it died less than 48 hours later. My second cousin like the australorps so well he bought the 5 chicks left rural king had the next day for his flock and out of those 5 one died. The Australorp chicks were 2.50 each at rural King. My cousin mainly had ameraucana chicks by this time were 2 months old purchased at rural king, I liked the idea of blue/green eggs so I was wanting to finish my flock with ameraucana chicks, August 1st is when I bought my Australorps, being late in the season I decided to order them from a hatchery and choose McMurray, I ordered 15 hens and one rooster, I did not decide to substitute chicks, I received 19 chicks, 4 of the 19 I did not think we're ameraucana chicks but 3 of those could be (all white), the fourth is a Turkin chick lol. About 36 hours in almost over night 5 chicks got sick and died suddenly, the only thing in there environment I changed was switched them from village/city water to rain water, than back after chicks started dieing, anyway contacted the hatchery and asked if they had gotten reports of chicks getting sick and explained that I had 5 get sick and died out of 28, they claim its 2-3 days to respond so I waited, within 8 hours I got a response, I was more fishing if the change in water was the reason and after the 3rd email of questions/answers they willingly refunded the cost of the birds, I didn't blame them for the deaths and I admitted it was out of the 48h timeframe on the chicks so either way they were cleared from fault. I was surprised by this and thought that's really good business on there end. So I ordered 22 more, 1 Australorp rooster and 20 ameraucana hens and 1 mystery chick. I didn't plan on such a large flock but planned to sell eggs. There isn't much of a blue egg market around where I live. Each chick cost 1.80 more per chick after shipping than buying at a local shop like rural King but when I finally decided to raise a flock all the local stores were done for the year or very limited on selection. I would recommend the McMurray hatchery to friends and family and is why I wrote this because of the pleasant experience I had with them.