What hatchery did you use?

[JenniferJoIN]

I've been working on putting together some hatchery pages. There would be a main hatchery page where it tells the basics (location, breeds of chickens, etc) and I want to do a "BYC Members Feedback" page on our experiences with the hatcheries. I think this could help the new people (and the regulars too!) decide where to get their chicks!

So, if you want to have your opinion about a hatchery you've used, submit it here, in this format:

Hatchery/Farm:
Date chicks received:
What you ordered:
Positive Feedback:
Negative Feedback:
Other info:
Will you order from them again?

I would take the experiences from other threads, but I don't want to post people's opinions without their consent!

Any hatchery is okay!

Edited to add: Feel free to put all the hatcheries you've used! The more the merrier!

 

[Katy]

I've always had good luck with Murray McMurray Hatchery.

Many times over the years.

Yes, I will order from them again.

 

[Frozen Feathers]

Hatchery/Farm: Ideal Poultry
Date chicks received: June 1 2007
What you ordered: La Fleche, EE's, Yokohamas, Turkens, ducks
Positive Feedback: Birds arrived healthy and in great condition
Negative Feedback:none.

Other info: No packing peanuts.
Will you order from them again? YES

Hatchery/Farm: MM
Date chicks received:May 06
What you ordered: SLW, SSH, Lakenvelders, Phoenix, Australorp, WFBS, Red Caps, Japs, BSL, Polish
Positive Feedback: Good variety
Negative Feedback: sick chicks, lots of pasty butts.
Other info: Lots of extra's, all roos. Free rare breed was a WLRC roo.
Will you order from them again? Not likely

Hatchery/Farm: MM
Date chicks received: May 05
What you ordered: Barred rocks, BSL
Positive Feedback:Good Variety
Negative Feedback: pasty butts.
Other info: Lots of boys
Will you order from them again? Not likely

Hatchery/Farm: MM
Date chicks received: June 02
What you ordered: BSL, Japs
Positive Feedback: Good variety
Negative Feedback: Most of the Japs died
Other info:
Will you order from them again? Not likely

Hatchery/Farm:
Date chicks received: May 05
What you ordered: Turkeys, Silkies, ducks, Japs, D'Uccles, lots of other stuff I don't remember
Positive Feedback: Great customer service!
Negative Feedback: NONE
Other info: These chicks were DOA

as were many shipments to the east coast. USPS had either roasted or froze them.
Will you order from them again? Maybe

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Meyer hatchery
July/ 07
Meat birds (cornish X), buff brahma bantam cochins, barred rock bantam cochins, beautiful birds
All healthy, Produced very meaty birds
No negative feedback
yes I will order from them again.

 

[new-roo]

Meyer hatcheries in Ohio
Feb 07
mixed pullets/ one roo out of 25
all healthy
nothing negative
will order from them again

 

[JenniferJoIN]

Thanks to everyone so far!

Angie, you've got quite a memory to go back years!!

 

[Frozen Feathers]

Quote:
Unfortunately for my DH, I do have a great memory.

 

[JenniferJoIN]

 

[Marlinchaser]

I used add in newspaper
may 07
EE's and keets
possitive: all still with me(except the keet that decided it didn't want to go back in coop, found feathers next morning) and healthy
negative: 6 of 9 are roos(what happened to 50/50)
will use again if puts another add in paper

 

[chickengirlnm]

Hatchery/farm: Privett Hatchery
Date chicks Received: 6/20/07
What I ordered: 5 Ameraucana, 5 silver laced cochin, 5 light brahma, 5 black dutch bantam
Positive feedback: All babies came healthy and happy
Negative feedback: I asked for all pullets and out of the 5 bantams I got 4 roos
Other Info: the box babies came in was nice clean and had plenty of litter, they had it divided so the bantams were on thier own side - very nice
Will I order from them again: I think so , but only if I need another 20-25 chicks LOL