Reputable hatcheries in Southern California?

[Skalabs]

Hi! I’m in L.A. and got my first batch of hens from Dare2Dream Farms in Lompoc. They are NPIP certified, vaccinate for Marek’s, avian flu tested, will take back accidental roos (we did have to send one back) and they hand-deliver. There are some other folks on here that didn’t have such a great experience though… we’ve only had them since October 2022, but everyone’s healthy and laying now.

I got our second batch from Hilltop Farms in Corona two weeks ago, but so far I can’t recommend. The people seemed nice enough and their socials are great but I’ve lost one chick so far and the others are just not doing so hot.

I’m watching this thread to see if anyone else has suggestions for SoCal hatcheries.

I, too, got my first two flocks from Dare2Dream. You can't beat the delivery, but I think the furthest south is LA County. I ordered pullets and lost one both times; one the next day and another on the second order 8 days later. The rest lived full lives laying steadily.
I got my most recent pullets from Chickens Galore, but one turned out to be a roo.