The ideal poultry thread!

[Texasclucker]

I just got 10 bantam chicks from them and they are all pretty and healthy.
It’s my first time ordering from ideal.

Here’s some pictures of my chicks. View attachment 2714756View attachment 2714757View attachment 2714758View attachment 2714759View attachment 2714760

I ordered from them last summer. Ordered 8 and they only sent 7 and gave me a refund for the missing one. All my chicks grew up happy and healthy, they are spoiled and so sweet! One pullet turned out to be a roo but the two straight runs I ordered were hens so it all worked out! Here are some pics...View attachment 2714806View attachment 2714808View attachment 2714809

I'm so sorry I didn't respond I dont know what I must have been doing but beautiful babies and gorgeous girls I just finished ordering some from ideal I'm gonna try to do some of my first breeding projects with what i got

 

[CaptainClucksalot]

I'm a bit upset with ideal, ordered 23 rhode island reds, first time ever ordering and I feel like the guys at ideal decided to just unload their worst chicks on me, lots of deformities, twisted beaks and some don't even have eyes.

Kind of a shitty first time experience ordering chicks online, that said I'm never ordering anything from them again.

 

[Texasclucker]

I'm a bit upset with ideal, ordered 23 rhode island reds, first time ever ordering and I feel like the guys at ideal decided to just unload their worst chicks on me, lots of deformities, twisted beaks and some don't even have eyes.

Kind of a shitty first time experience ordering chicks online, that said I'm never ordering anything from them again.

Here lately I can agree with you not as far as deformities just them getting my order wrong and not including chicks that I ordered because obviously I want them imo they used to be so much better and lots more breeds they even used to have modern game I can remember it

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

That’s weird… I just ordered 11 chicks from them and received everything I wanted plus an extra EE, which ended up passing away overnight, but other than that I am happy with my order. I’m just really hoping that they don’t have cross beak when they get older. On my first order of chicks I had 1-2 chicks with crooked toes, but they aren’t that bad.

 

[CaptainClucksalot]

That’s weird… I just ordered 11 chicks from them and received everything I wanted plus an extra EE, which ended up passing away overnight, but other than that I am happy with my order. I’m just really hoping that they don’t have cross beak when they get older. On my first order of chicks I had 1-2 chicks with crooked toes, but they aren’t that bad.

Is the cross beak thing a common issue with chicks from hatcheries?

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Is the cross beak thing a common issue with chicks from hatcheries?

I have 1 chicken that has cross beak from McMurray

 

[Iluveggers]

Thank you for this thread! I wish there was one for all the big hatcheries. I am deciding between Ideal, Murray McMurray, and Meyer for the spring. Maybe I’ll start a thread for generic hatchery experiences!

 

[3KillerBs]

My Chicks from Ideal are all healthy and strong (except Kung Pao, who died in a freak accident). No deformities of any kind and all within a reasonable hatchery distance of their breed standards.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Thank you for this thread! I wish there was one for all the big hatcheries. I am deciding between Ideal, Murray McMurray, and Meyer for the spring. Maybe I’ll start a thread for generic hatchery experiences!

I recommend McMurray or Ideal. I don’t have experience with Meyer.

 

[cherrynberry]

Is the cross beak thing a common issue with chicks from hatcheries?

No it isn't. Not as common as what happened with you. That is really sketchy.

I have a flock of 23. 6 were hatched on my own, the rest were from hatcheries both directly and indirectly. 16 were directly from a hatchery and we picked up a few from people who were moving. Out of a flock of 23 none have cross beak.

6/6 that I hatched also do not have it. Either I was extremely lucky, or it is not very common.