Susan, My guess is they still contract with flocks/private breeders. Depending on the breeder's health of the flock is what you get. The flocks they have there, what you get depends on the health of that flock. It was silkies that this breeder ordered from McM that wiped him out. Back in the 1990's you could SQ polish and really decent silkies from them.
Cackle it was their Delawares and a Delaware cross I've forgotten the name of that made my chicks sick and killed them. I avoid both now. The rudeness and stupid responses of the owner were insult to injury. Put the few that lived to 3 weeks down. Not worth it.
I also avoid Sandhill because their barrd holland and another heirloom chicks were not only the wrong colored legs but had weak, soggy, sick bodies. I helped a friend by putting them in their own barn with a brooder. I used every skill in the book and their chicks were sick chicks that slowly died and made cull chicks I put with them have the same sickness, killing them. We got rid of them, put them down and vowed to let the world know. Sandhill had all kinds of excuses that were stupid, nonsense. I stay away from these 3 hatcheries.
From: Susan F. <Susan@Foreverpugged.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Hatcheries
Cackle it was their Delawares and a Delaware cross I've forgotten the name of that made my chicks sick and killed them. I avoid both now. The rudeness and stupid responses of the owner were insult to injury. Put the few that lived to 3 weeks down. Not worth it.
I also avoid Sandhill because their barrd holland and another heirloom chicks were not only the wrong colored legs but had weak, soggy, sick bodies. I helped a friend by putting them in their own barn with a brooder. I used every skill in the book and their chicks were sick chicks that slowly died and made cull chicks I put with them have the same sickness, killing them. We got rid of them, put them down and vowed to let the world know. Sandhill had all kinds of excuses that were stupid, nonsense. I stay away from these 3 hatcheries.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
From: Susan F. <Susan@Foreverpugged.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Hatcheries
Cathryn, this was some years ago. My daughter (Kathryn) will soon be a senior in college and has been out of 4H for some time now. Back then, I was "just a mom" and the group leader called the shots. Each kid got a McM paper catalog to pick their birds from.
She did this for the several years my daughter was a member of her group ... maybe we were just lucky but always got healthy birds.
I was just commenting on the "customer service" part of it .... even the kids who got 6 or 8 birds did a "one of these, one of those" thing so there were hardly 2-3 matches amongst the 60 or 70 birds in the boxes received. Had to take them a bit of time to mark them that way, and it was definitely appreciated when they arrived and there were a dozen kids standing around wanting THEIR chickens to take home .......
Susan F.
She did this for the several years my daughter was a member of her group ... maybe we were just lucky but always got healthy birds.
I was just commenting on the "customer service" part of it .... even the kids who got 6 or 8 birds did a "one of these, one of those" thing so there were hardly 2-3 matches amongst the 60 or 70 birds in the boxes received. Had to take them a bit of time to mark them that way, and it was definitely appreciated when they arrived and there were a dozen kids standing around wanting THEIR chickens to take home .......
Susan F.
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