Where is the best place to order silkie chicks?

[FenDruadin]

Ideal? Or somewhere else? Anyone on here have silkie chicks they can ship? I especially like blue and splash... Thanks!

 

[Hopefulloflove]

This is a small place not to far from me here in NC, but I got all of my chicks from her, including my silkies..They are all doing beautifully and she was great to work with..

Here is thier website

http://www.poultrypeople.com/

She does ship, and her site will tell you more!

Good Luck!

 

[StevenW.]

The big question is Show Quality or just for Pets?

And what color(s) you want.

 

[zookeeper15133]

Look on the auctions pages. Shipped chicks HAVE to be day old.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

My mom ordered some bantam silkies from mcmurryhatchery.com

 

[Honeysucklefeathers]

I will have eggs to ship in a month or 2. I have a frizzled roo in with 3 silkie hens, one splash and 2 black. I will also have a splash roo and a blue roo and splash and blue hens and will have eggs from them next spring. They are all from local breeders and are very good quality.

 

[FenDruadin]

Thanks, guys!! These are just for pets, and I love blue but am not set on any particular color.

I love that place in Goldsboro, but they're three hours from me and minimum order is 25! I really only need a few... in fact, I was considering Ideal specifically because I can order fewer than 10. Anyone have experience with that?

I'll check out the auctions pages too. Thanks!

 

[MEchickenfarmer33]

Ideal hatchery is my favorite because there is no chick minimum limit like mcmurray hatchery has.

 

[Blessedchickens]

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My silkies from Ideal were great. I ordered an assortment and ended up with a blue splash. She is one of my favorites!!

 

[FenDruadin]

Thanks, guys! I'm tempted by eggs, but I don't have the patience to deal with shipped eggs.

Also, I would like to have them soon so they'll be feathered before it gets very cold. I plan to brood them indoors until they get their first feathers, and then I have wire brooders outdoors where they'll grow out.

I think I'm going to order with Ideal. My husband actually seems on board with the idea. Maybe I'll even order tonight... I told him I'd sell my magpie ducks first but... they're listed for sale, and that's almost as good, right??