They are a great HATCHERY, but I did waste a lot of money this year on their silkies, never again! They were horrid looking little monsters (and I love silkies, but these looked like little buzzards, LOL), looked just like the lavender ones pictured earlier. I had about 6 colors from them, supossed to be both bearded and non bearded, none were bearded, didnt even want to use them for color projects (my intent to start with) They were just too far away from the standard, 3-4 toes, pink toes,little to no foot feathering, no crest at all, just little mongerals. Half of them had hard feathers too??
Now, I also got some old english from them too for color projects, I have to say they were fairly decent birds, still hatchery style ones, but at least fit the profile for an o.e.
If you are just wanting birds for the backyard, nothing serious, then they are one of the best ones to use! If you want high quality birds, always go to a private breeder.... Ideal does have some of the best customer service you'll find in a hatchery too I might add.