Reliable Hatcheries? /:

[MuggyMug]

I will be a first timer on raising chicks, and live in a residential area. Luckily my moms letting me order chicks in the spring
I just wanted opinions on Hatcheries that are reliable on healthy chicks and so on.
& Also I was only looking for 3 to 5 hens.


Please and Thank You

 

[Mahonri]

Welcome to BYC!!!

So glad you found us. You came to the right place

If you are only getting 3 to 5, I would suggest either a local feed store or MyPetChicken.

GOOD LUCK and congrats on getting chickens!

 

[StevenW.]

Cackle Hatchery is the best and only place I have ordered from.

http://www.cacklehatchery.com/

They have a lot of breeds to choose from

 

[Teach97]

welcome

I agree that with that low of a number i would go with feed store chicks (they could probably tag an order for you on or get whatever breeds you wanted) or go to a sale or show or look around on here...one of has to be fairly close

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

MyPetChicken.com is great at sexing and shipping small numbers but the shipping is expensive. About $30 for small orders because they use the fastest method possible.

Feed stores are not nearly as expensive but you could run into problems; The biggest one I noticed is that they will buy an 'assortment' pack and you don't really know what breed you're getting. You can make an educated guess but...

 

[MuggyMug]

So glad I found the site. Would be at a loss if i hadnt, and also glad everyones super nice lol
Thank you

 

[paceysgl5]

your local farm store would be the cheapest but may not have them until April/May due to Easter being later (at least, ours are ordering for around then - ugh). So we ordered from Meyer and Cackle. Cackle has a 5 chick minimum, and Meyer has a 3 chick min. My Pet Chicken also seems great, my mom ordered from them. Good luck!

 

[TamiHunter]

My personal favorite Hatchery is Murray McMurray!! This will be my second order from them and have had no problems with my new arrivals!

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

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We have one feed store that is getting chicks in February (I placed an order

) and the other ones like Big R and AgriFeed are getting chicks in March. It varies a lot by area, the only way to know is to ask.

Also, getting onto craigslist and searching 'chickens' or 'chicks' could get you some nice results. It's how I found the store that's getting chicks in February.

 

[shuizar209]

You can order as little as 3 chicks with mypetchicken. Ive personally never tried them. I use Ideal and have been satisfied with every single order. You do not have a minimum number of chick you have to buy as long as your total comes out to 25 dollars. Just a warning they add males for warmth. I had one order where I had males included for comfort the rest held their own. I sold the males very quickly.