Question About Purchasing Chickens Online

[Shadow3]

Sorry, not sure where to post this but I am buying chickens online for the first time and have no experience in doing so. I have sellers asking me for Name, address, email, phone number, for shipping to Hawaii. (Trying to buy silkie chickens) I want to also make sure I don't get scammed What is normal for them to ask for? What should I look out for?

I have one person offering to sell me silkie hens and they will be shipped to me but also said they could get the post office to send them to me directly if I pay a bit more. ($180 including shipping for 2 Silkie Hens.)

They also sell chicken coops for $450 which they said that also includes the shipping in it but really to Hawaii?


What's your opinion or is there anyone you would recommend to get silkie hens from for me? Thank you for your help everyone!

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.

 

[BoundlessLove]

What is the name of the business? Have you checked to see if this company has reviews from sources other than their own site?

 

[Shadow3]

What is the name of the business? Have you checked to see if this company has reviews from sources other than their own site?

Chicken & Coops on Facebook.
This is their website that has reviews
but with AI doing it's thing isk of they are real or not. What do you think?
They have posted screen shots of their reviews from customers on their fb page but I am not sure if those people are just friends of theirs.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I think you should check what it takes or if it's even possible to have birds shipped to Hawaii.
At one time I heard you could only get eggs shipped there. Other times I've heard eggs or day old chicks only. I've also heard about Hawaii have a quarantine period and that's why no one shipped old poultry there.
Never lived there or tried to ship there so idk but I'd look into what's possible and what's involved. Anyone trying to sell you birds that don't bring up those things I'd say is a scam or at least seriously uninformed which would also result in no birds.

 

[Shadow3]

I think you should check what it takes or if it's even possible to have birds shipped to Hawaii.
At one time I heard you could only get eggs shipped there. Other times I've heard eggs or day old chicks only. I've also heard about Hawaii have a quarantine period and that's why no one shipped old poultry there.
Never lived there or tried to ship there so idk but I'd look into what's possible and what's involved. Anyone trying to sell you birds that don't bring up those things I'd say is a scam or at least seriously uninformed which would also result in no birds.

They have brought up that information of what happens when they aren't sent here to Hawaii about the quarantine time and needing to pick them up when they are sent here

I'll keep that in mind and check if birds can be sent here through mail. Thanks!

 

[BoundlessLove]

Chicken & Coops on Facebook.
This is their website that has reviews
but with AI doing it's thing isk of they are real or not. What do you think?
They have posted screen shots of their reviews from customers on their fb page but I am not sure if those people are just friends of theirs.

I do not have Facebook, so I searched on the website.
This company does not provide a business address.
Just states the shipping is out of Tennessee.
I did search the TN BBB (Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville) under “chicken coop builders” and “mail order live poultry” this company isn’t listed. Although, not all businesses are BBB credited.
ON THEIR SITE: All of the reviews are about coops and no reviews about chicks/chickens.
Which, in itself, is quite odd if they do sell live poultry.

 

[Shadow3]

I do not have Facebook, so I searched on the website.
This company does not provide a business address.
Just states the shipping is out of Tennessee.
I did search the TN BBB (Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville) under “chicken coop builders” and this company isn’t listed. Although, not all businesses are BBB credited.
ON THEIR SITE: All of the reviews are about coops and no reviews about chicks/chickens.
Which, in itself, is quite odd if they do sell live poultry.

Thank you so so much for doing the research for me! This helps so much I appreciate you. Definitely learned what to look for with your help.

 

[StinkyAcres]

but also said they could get the post office to send them to me directly if I pay a bit more.

This sounds very fishy to me. I'm not sure that is possible.

 

[BoundlessLove]

You are very welcome.
You also could post in your state thread and see if anyone in HI owns silkies or knows of a local seller.

 

[Shadow3]

You are very welcome.
You also could post in your state thread and see if anyone in HI owns silkies or knows of a local seller.

This is a great idea! I'll go do this now. Thank you for the suggestion!