Whiting True Blue from McMurray

[ackie]

They'll are clean faced, clean legged, with the same comb shape and similar sizes with nearly identical egg color

thank you! I'm not much for purebred standards but I suspect if I want to breed and sell them, theyll all need to look presentable

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

I'm considering these. Allegedly they lay large blue eggs, are "best" layers and can free range.

Does anyone have thoughts on this breed, hatchery or specifically this breed from this hatchery?

I'm not sure yet how many I would order. I'm aware of their minimums.

The only reason I chose McMurray is that they sent us a catalogue so I'm not locked in on that if somewhere else is way better.

Anyone know their sexing accuracy? I'm not fussed about extra roosters in terms of having them but I'd prefer to not pay extra for girls and end up with boys, yknow.

Anyway. I've never ordered from a hatchery before so I'm all ears.

I really, really like McMurray. I've ordered from them for years and I feel like they are very good to their customers. I got whiting true greens and blues for the first time this year, and I enjoy them. The blues lay very vibrant sky blue eggs. Right now the eggs are small, but they just recently started laying, so I'm not expecting much. I didn't receive any cockerels out of the blues and greens I ordered.

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

apparently the birds are all sorts of colors so I'm kind of confused as to what the breed standard would be but also love the idea of a diverse flock

They're mostly red and white, but they can have some different color combos as well. Since they are a new hybrid breed there really isn't a breed standard.

 

[ackie]

I really, really like McMurray. I've ordered from them for years and I feel like they are very good to their customers. I got whiting true greens and blues for the first time this year, and I enjoy them. The blues lay very vibrant sky blue eggs. Right now the eggs are small, but they just recently started laying, so I'm not expecting much. I didn't receive any cockerels out of the blues and greens I ordered.

hopefully because you only ordered pullets?

thanks for the review! I'm starting to get excited tbh. the question is... 25 in feb or 15 in april?

 

[ackie]

They're mostly red and white, but they can have some different color combos as well. Since they are a new hybrid breed there really isn't a breed standard.

oooh do we think they're too white to safely free range?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have pure white birds that free range without incident

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

oooh do we think they're too white to safely free range?

Nope! They are very quick and alert birds. If you want a cuddly bird, they are NOT it as they are fairly flighty. They should be very good free-rangers. In fact, if I remember correctly, it was one of McMurrays advertising points.

 

[ackie]

Nope! They are very quick and alert birds. If you want a cuddly bird, they are NOT it as they are fairly flighty. They should be very good free-rangers. In fact, if I remember correctly, it was one of McMurrays advertising points.

I super prefer flighty lol

 

[Eva2020]

I got mine from McMurray. All were accurately sexed as girls. They came safe and sound. I've never ordered from another hatchery, so I don't know what others are like, but my experience with them was awesome. Going into getting chicks I really had no idea what I was doing but they answered all my questions very nicely on the phone, and actually steered me away from getting a silver laced wyandotte (I don't remember what they said about the breed though, I think that they often go broody). But they were very helpful.

One thing is that I got an ameraucana from them but she turned out to be an easter egger because she ended up laying green eggs (ameraucanas lay blue eggs) so that is my only not positive experience with them, though I really could care less about her breed haha.

 

[keesmom]

We ordered 6 whiting true blue pullets a couple-three years ago. All were correctly sexed. All produced large blue eggs. All of them looked completely different, but they did have that lightweight Mediterranean style body type. I was happy with them and would get more.