My Pet Chicken ???

[mikeevensen]

has anyone ever dealt with a internet company called My Pet Chicken, they say they an ship small quanity as little as 5 chicks, was curious if they had a good exp. with them

 

[Mahonri]

I think they drop ship from other companies so sometimes your chick is just a tad older( day, day and a half) than you would get from other hatcheries... which means they'll be SUPER thirsty and hungry when you get them... and since they are the middle man, they'll cost you more.

 

[first time farmer]

I have. When I ordered I got 8 Barred Rocks. All came healthy i will order from them again.

 

[Chickn chick 46]

My chicks from MPC are a week old and doing great. They are a middleman for some hatcheries but I used them because I didn't want 25 chicks.

I ordered 9 and because I am on the east coast they were shipped from Meyer hatchery Monday evening and were in my PO around noon Tuesday. So all in all a good experience with them.

 

[goldnchocolate]

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Wow...that was fast! Did they ship to your local PO or were they shipped to a major city near you? I wouldn't mind ordering from them but I wouldn't want to have to go pick them up in Boston

because I hate driving highways and Boston is around an hour from me.

 

[Gonzo]

I've checked into it, & the shipping is OUTRAGOUS!

 

[SimplyForties]

I used them for 10 chicks, they shipped on a Monday and arrived on Tuesday at my little rural post office. All were healthy and happy. The shipping is high but I did not want 25 chicks! My chicks are 3 weeks old and I'm very happy with them and with MPC and would use them again.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

I ordered from them a year ago. There was a mix up with the original ship date so they ended up shipping them a couple of weeks later. That was frustrating for sure. But they threw in a couple of extra chicks in a breed I couldn't get before to make up for it AND they were very helpful in customer service.
I ordered 15. They sent 18. One died coming out of the box (got smushed on the bottom). The other 17 are heart and hale and happy a year later. Two of them turned out to be roosters (one I had ordered and one of the bonus chicks). That turned out to be a good thing as I didn't know that I wanted roosters when I ordered. Now I can't imagine being rooster-less.

All in all they were really nice. The chicks were all good quality (for hatchery chicks. They aren't show chickens by any stretch.). Shipping is high, but then again, I didn't want 25 chicks either. If I were hatchery ordering again I would certainly consider them as an option.

edited to say that I initially went with them because they sex bantums and I wanted silkies and sebrights. Those were 100% sexed accurately. The roosters were the mille fleur d'uccle they tossed in for free and one of the LF buff orps.

 

[columbiacritter]

They buy almost all their chicks from Meyer hatchery. long story, but I was real unhappy with my experience with them and won't use either MPC or Meyer again.

 

[Gonzo]

might try finding someone to go in on an order from anothe hatchery, cackle does min. of 15. I was going to order 1 black tailed white jap. bantam for my daughter, shipping was $34.95! or get some from somewhere else, and sell off on craigslist what you don't want too keep.