Quarantining Started Pullets From A Hatchery Yes or No?

[Fred's Hens]

The birds that hatcheries sell as started pullets are almost always commercial layers. Either Leghorn based white bird or the red sex link, commercial brown layers. Since many of them may well end up in batteries and certainly in very close confinement situations, they get their beaks clipped.

I understand the why of it, I just don't prefer to ever have beak clipped birds.

 

[TheCrazyChick]

The birds that hatcheries sell as started pullets are almost always commercial layers.  Either Leghorn based white bird or the red sex link, commercial brown layers.  Since many of them may well end up in batteries and certainly in very close confinement situations, they get their beaks clipped.  

I understand the why of it, I just don't prefer to ever have beak clipped birds.  

My started pullets are Easter Eggers.

 

[MamaShell]

My started pullets are Easter Eggers.

Just wondering how you made out with your Easter Eggers? Did you get them from Meyer? Were they friendly? How did they integrated with the rest of your flock?

I am thinking of getting 2 started Easter Eggers from Meyer. They would be between 16-20 weeks old and I am wondering how they will be with my existing flock of 22 who will be 10 weeks old when the pullets arrive.

 

[Robotmomma]

Is there anyway to get a started pullet without a clipped beak from a hatchery? I can't seem to find anything out there. There don't seem to be any private sellers of started pullets in my area.