So by hatchery that means of a lower quality than a breeder? Is that a bad thing? I only wanted them for pets really. Do I not want to let them hatch out eggs? Well actually it might be a moot point because to date I have had them for three months or so and have not seen a single solitary egg. They ffreerange throughout the day, but my husband and I have scoured the yard and nothing. I guess these birds fit right in with my flock . They are all sort of different in their own ways. a crossbeak hen the size of a robin that looks and runs like a roadrunner, a rangy mean older game hen cross, a fat fluffy GL cochin that eats everything in sight, a Polish Crested with the traditional funky hairdo, three GL cochin brothers that mount anything that moves and now these two that croak like bullfrogs. Yep they fit right in, one big happy family. OR a motley crew however you choose to look at it.