I'd be curious to know people's experience with getting "hatchery choice" or "surprise" orders from hatcheries, particularly if they were satisfied with the variety. Obviously if you want certain breeds you should order them, and the surprise packages are by their very nature a gamble, but it's tempting to order to see what you would end up with and to try breeds you might not have thought of before. I just wouldn't want "variety" to mean 10 EE's, 10 White Leghorns, and 5 Red Stars, or something like that. Do you get the sense that the hatcheries make an effort to include a good variety, or are you just getting the breeds that did not sell that well?
Better variety in the more you order, e.g., 50 chicks as opposed to 25?
Thanks!
EDIT: I probably should have put this in the Hatcheries section, but not sure how to move it.
Better variety in the more you order, e.g., 50 chicks as opposed to 25?
Thanks!
EDIT: I probably should have put this in the Hatcheries section, but not sure how to move it.
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