Quality Rare Chicks

Ok, I found a couple pictures of our MPC EEs

Here's a little thing I put together awhile ago for our EE Charlotte to celebrate our first green egg...

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She would kill me if I posted a photo of how she looks now, she's in full on molt....

And here's other girl, Celia, she lays an identical egg to the one pictured above....

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ETA: Though not from MPC, the middle egg shown above is from a hatchery quality Welsummer, just to give you an idea... Though a nice color, doesn't even come close to comparing to the breeder terra-cotta color eggs you'll see photos of on here.
 
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I would not worry about quarantining chicks from the different major hatcheries. One of them had a disease problem a few years ago, but they took care of that. A hatchery would go out of business real quick if it consistently shipped diseased birds. The chicks at the hatcheries do not come into contact with older chickens so they do not get infected by older birds. That incident a few years back shows how fast disease can spread in a flock, but the hatcheries take biosecurity pretty seriously. I don't know what happened that time a few years ago, but I would not hesitate to mix chicks from different major hatcheries. There is always a chance that something could go wrong, but I think the chances from recognized major hatcheries is extremely small.

There are a few diseases that can be transmitted by the eggs, but very few. Many people have their flocks NPIP certified which means they regularly test for certain diseases. To me, the safest way from a biosecurity perspective is to hatch NPIP certified eggs. You can arrange for shipping of eggs from various breeders to arrive about the same time to go in the incubator. Of course, you never know how many will hatch or what sex they will be, so this may not be your best way to go. There are tradeoffs in everything.

I have not gotten chicks from MPC so I cannot comment on their quality as you describe it, which I take to mean healthy animals that pretty much look like the breed is supposed to look like. I don't know where they get their hatching eggs. I suspect it is from the same sources some other hatcheries get their hatching eggs, so they may not be any different from some other hatchery chicks. They appear to be a quality organization and their prices reflect that. I don't know how many chicks you are after, but MPC may be your best bet for the breeds and sexes you are looking for.
 
Thanks for the pics NeeleysAVLChicks.
Where did the pink egg on the left come from? (or is that just a normal egg with tint form the pic)

Steve
 
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That's from one of my MPC Silver Laced Wyndotte (which out of the two I have, only one looks anywhere close to the breed standard, the other is sweet, but her lacing is awful), they both lay a light brown with a definite pink tint to it.
 
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I got my call ducks from all over. The last ones I bought were from Mallard Lane Farms in TN. The pintails were from a breeder in MN. My dorkings, chanteclers, exchequer leghorns and black orpingtons were from Sandhill Preservation Center. The lavender orpingtons were eggs I purchased and had shipped from WA. I've never had a problem with sickness in my flock and I bring in new birds all the time. If they are going to be from hatcheries mixing should be fine. Otherwise, if you buy from a private breeder make sure they are NPIP.
 
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I ordered welsummer chicks from Mypet chicken.com in july and they are beautiful birds.. the rooster is feathering out nicely.
 
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Love to see some pics if you have any!!! I am really looking forward to getting some Welsummers.
 

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