My Pet Chicken

[kat_and_hens]

How long was it between the shipped date and the arrival date? That was right around the time where the postal service was completely and totally messed up, so it may not be the hatchery.

they hatched on the 1st and arrived on the 3rd. I wonder if the box got mishandled. I do think MPC has great customer service though.

 

[black_cat]

they hatched on the 1st and arrived on the 3rd. I wonder if the box got mishandled. I do think MPC has great customer service though.

Hm, I suppose that that is a concern, then. I completely agree with the customer service- I've asked them so many questions without ever ordering.

 

[kat_and_hens]

Hm, I suppose that that is a concern, then. I completely agree with the customer service- I've asked them so many questions without ever ordering.

yeah, hard to know the reason behind it. The two who died within a couple of days were disheartening. We almost lost a third but nursed it back to health with some TLC and nutri-drench. I don't know if it was quality of the birds, or if it was because the package was mishandled and they had internal damage.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

They are the BEST with customer service. They have an email where you can email them pictures of just your chickens for chicken chatting! Every single chicken in my flock except 2 are directly from or directly related to My Pet Chicken chickens.

 

[kat_and_hens]

They are the BEST with customer service. They have an email where you can email them pictures of just your chickens for chicken chatting! Every single chicken in my flock except 2 are directly from or directly related to My Pet Chicken chickens. View attachment 2531677View attachment 2531678View attachment 2531680View attachment 2531692

Love that splash bird in the last photo! They are all gorgeous! I'm glad you have had good experiences.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Love that splash bird in the last photo! They are all gorgeous! I'm glad you have had good experiences.

Yes! She lays a GORGEOUS terracotta colored egg.

 

[joydix]

I ordered from them in 2020, with babies arriving in November. Two were DOA. Two died shortly after arrival. 4 have survived and are thriving. 50% survival rate...not awesome. I will say that the MPC customer service was very apologetic and did refund the deceased chicks with no questions asked, and the four surviving chickens are doing well. I might try for another hatchery for my spring chicks.

shipping bantams is hard. they are so tiny and fragile. i see you are NOT that far from them tho....anyway to hatch some eggs instead? i have gotten from eBay with great success....they aren't sexed anyway so.....

 

[black_cat]

shipping bantams is hard. they are so tiny and fragile. i see you are NOT that far from them tho....anyway to hatch some eggs instead? i have gotten from eBay with great success....they aren't sexed anyway so.....

That's the thing with MPC- their bantams are sexed. That's the whole gimmick.

 

[kat_and_hens]

shipping bantams is hard. they are so tiny and fragile. i see you are NOT that far from them tho....anyway to hatch some eggs instead? i have gotten from eBay with great success....they aren't sexed anyway so.....

oh none of mine were bantams! I had 2 legbars, 2 orpingtons, 2 favaucanas and 2 olive eggers. The olive eggers were DOA, and we lost one orpington and one favaucana after delivery. And the sexing was important for us, we can't have roosters in our town

 

[ronkonkoma]

I ordered twice. 14 birds total. One passed right after arriving. All the birds have been really nice. My absolute favorite are their Houdans.