NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

Has anyone on here ordered from poultry hatchery out of Fayette, ny?

Why would I? More importantly why would you? What is it you're looking for? IMO hatcheries are chicken mills. What do they do with all the unsold chicks, I wonder??

 

[happyhensny]

What is the name of it?

 

[Lapeerian]

Found a cheap but very nice 8x10 greenhouse on Craigslist - hubby and I are both drooling. What the heck would we do with it? We are starting our own veggies from seed now, so it would be nice to have a bigger space to do it in. But then I would need a bigger garden. With a bigger garden, roadside stand? With eggs? Then one of the local BBQ joint owner's stopped in the office and was chatting. He has gotten prices from his chicken wholesalers, prices have gone up and supplies are short. And of course my mind starts thinking, how about raising meat birds? OMG, someone stop me....

 

[mderby48]

It's A&j farms but the website is poultryhatchery.com. Thousands of people order from hatcheries everyday. It's next to impossible to find the breeds you want locally. I have been trying to find Light Brahmas with no luck. I ordered some from the hatchery. I researched before ordering and the unsold chicks or the ones with defects get used for rendering.

 

[marquisella]

Quote: Dont do it, they will go into a molt! I start to lessen the light on the timer when it corresponds to what I've been giving them. I usually change the timer to go on later as the daylight increases, until the daylight is equal to the time my lights are on. I decrease the light time accordingly until I can turn them off completely. If you suddenly turn your lights off, they will think is time to molt, and you don't want that.. Hens need 15 hours of daylight for laying well.

 

[Glasshen]

I bought from that hatchery just about a year ago, I really wanted some Buff Orpington chicks for my broody to raise. I drove up there, they grabbed the sweet little yellow chicks and I took them home. The bill of sale says Buff Orpington. When they got older, they just didn't look like BOs, I called the hatchery, they said oh yes, it's just genetics, sometimes they don't get that buff color right away. When they were fully grown I called again. They remarked again about genetics, instead of telling me that they were really red sex links that they had sold me by mistake. I become angry whenever I think of them. If someone can't admit that they made a mistake, I don't think highly of them, and I will mention my experience when asked. No way, no how are these buff Orpingtons, and to make it worse, One of them is my egg eater, just by chance...in all fairness, they probably had nothing to do with the egg eating, unless that is contained in their faulty genetics. Sorry, will stop hyperventilating now. OHMMMM, OHMMMM.

 

[mderby48]

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I bought from that hatchery just about a year ago, I really wanted some Buff Orpington chicks for my broody to raise. I drove up there, they grabbed the sweet little yellow chicks and I took them home. The bill of sale says Buff Orpington. When they got older, they just didn't look like BOs, I called the hatchery, they said oh yes, it's just genetics, sometimes they don't get that buff color right away. When they were fully grown I called again. They remarked again about genetics, instead of telling me that they were really red sex links that they had sold me by mistake. I become angry whenever I think of them. If someone can't admit that they made a mistake, I don't think highly of them, and I will mention my experience when asked. No way, no how are these buff Orpingtons, and to make it worse, One of them is my egg eater, just by chance...in all fairness, they probably had nothing to do with the egg eating, unless that is contained in their faulty genetics. Sorry, will stop hyperventilating now. OHMMMM, OHMMMM.

I would be so frustrated! Hopefully my babies will be the correct breed! I actually ordered some red sex link and white leghorns also ( not that we don't have enough leg horns already! My husband loves them for some reason!)

 

[Tough Old Bird]

I hope this picture reposts okay. I thought this was just the coolest idea! I'm going to use my blue eggs for Easter gifts.

How appropriate to have some of the plants be "hen and chicks" succulents. Very adorable and clever idea!

TOB

 

[ChickPrincess]

Why would I? More importantly why would you? What is it you're looking for? IMO hatcheries are chicken mills. What do they do with all the unsold chicks, I wonder??

{_}_{_}_{_} shuddering{_}_{_}_{_} I, personally, won't buy from hatcheries again. JMHO.

It's A&j farms but the website is poultryhatchery.com. Thousands of people order from hatcheries everyday. It's next to impossible to find the breeds you want locally. I have been trying to find Light Brahmas with no luck. I ordered some from the hatchery. I researched before ordering and the unsold chicks or the ones with defects get used for rendering.

We did buy several ducks and several chickens from them early last year. New into poultry, so we didn't know much, but would NEVER do business with them again. Our ducks were fine, but we ordered several red sex links just to get to the minimum of 6. They went with a box and brought us back the closed box. We didn't look at them since we didn't want them escaping the box. Got home and 2 of the chickens were SO scraggly looking it was sad. Half the feathers missing. They did lay eggs, but with deformed and rough shells. I practically gave them away. I also didn't care for the personalities of the guys who ran the place. Everything was "In God's name", but they just came across as fast talkers. We also were charged over-the-top prices (I know, our fault), but was even charged $2 for the box they put the birds in. Really? Would NOT recommend them.

 

[Lynzi777]

Question tho regarding the hatchery chicks/ducks...is it just that hatchery or all hatcheries that you wouldn't buy from? Also, where do chicks/ducks come from that they sell at Tractor Supply?