Mystery Bird from McMurray Hatchery

[humblehillsfarm]

I don’t think I had the option to opt out, because I did try to. Can I feed it the same meat grower food if I’m going to butcher it?

Yes you can

 

[NatJ]

Never accept a mystery chick, or an extra one.

Why not? (I've chosen yes or no, depending on my ability to deal with an extra bird of unknown breed and probably-male gender.)

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Why not? (I've chosen yes or no, depending on my ability to deal with an extra bird of unknown breed and probably-male gender.)

I have to wonder too. I received a "meal maker" from Meyer and she was a barred rock. She's one of my favorite birds. She's very gentle, curious, and lets me pet her. She's also been an exceptional egg layer. I can see how they'd be great meat birds for a sustainable flock too. I have no regrets.

 

[Fuchsia]

Never accept a mystery chick, or an extra one.

Why? I love getting mystery chicks! And I love the mystery chicks I got and raised they are very pretty!

 

[Mimi13]

The Meyer Meal Maker is a different set up than McMurray’s Mystery Chick.

If you order layers from Myers, you will get a layer; a meat bird, then a meat bird. This is so you can give back to the community.

McMurray’s Mystery Chick is precisely that — a mystery...to the buyer, but most likely a cockerel. It is a gimmick so they can rid some of their males. There is no “give back” with their gift, unless you butcher it for yourself.

Just my perspective of the two “deals.”

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Why? I love getting mystery chicks! And I love the mystery chicks I got and raised they are very pretty!

If you don’t want a roo, or can’t have one, don’t ever say yes to an extra, because 90% of the time they are males.

 

[Fuchsia]

If you don’t want a roo, or can’t have one, don’t ever say yes to an extra, because 90% of the time they are males.

I have had five mystery chicks and only one has been a male!
I must be Lucky!
Thanks for answering my question.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I have had five mystery chicks and only one has been a male!
I must be Lucky!
Thanks for answering my question.

Eh, depends on hatchery! Some are good to you.
But the ‘extras’ they throw in are usually just extra males to keep the ordered chick warm.

 

[3KillerBs]

Never accept a mystery chick, or an extra one.

When I got my in-town flock from Ideal I was quite happy to have 5, free chicken-and-rice/chicken-and-dumplings dinners included in the order. At the age that "The Red Boys" were becoming annoying they were a bit skinny but the D&D group said that my packing peanuts made some of the best chicken and rice I'd ever served them.

 

[Chelsea1164]

The spot on the head means it’s a BR cockerel. Never accept a mystery chick, or an extra one.

My barred rock pullet had a white spot on its head. I mean I could’ve gotten the gender mixed up but I don’t think so