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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6722862
01/09/20 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
Originally Posted by Law Dog
Hoover for me they have a White Plymouth breed that are the best birds I ever raised.

White Plymouth? Are they a white egg layer or brown?



Big brown.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6722864
01/09/20 10:32 PM
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https://hoovershatchery.com/sapphiregem.html

This Sapphire gem looks pretty Cool also!
Might be a good choice


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: Bruce T] #6722931
01/09/20 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruce T
My favorite is Murry McMurry


Mine too. I’ve been ordering chicks from them since the mid 80’s


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6722960
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We have several of the Sapphire Gems.....excellent birds.

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: BigSky] #6722970
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Originally Posted by BigSky
We have several of the Sapphire Gems.....excellent birds.

Good to hear!!!


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6722988
01/10/20 12:02 AM
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Getting some from Meyer in Ohio in the spring....getting some Marans...Wyandotte’s,Easter eggers, Green Queens...end of April


It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: Nessmuck] #6723125
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I currently have sapphire gems. Best layer I ever owned and pretty to boot. You won’t be disappointed!


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723175
01/10/20 08:47 AM
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Anymore if im lookng for layers ill buy on Craigslist from someone getting rid of hens. Preferably sex-link hybrids. No shipping. No paying for 12 or whatever, feeding them for months, heat lamps, brooders, yadda yadda and then having a few die before they give me anything. Usually $5-10 a bird (sometimes free) already droppin them cackleberries on the daily. I bring them home and dust them with diatemcious earth and let them meet my other hens. They always squabble for a few days but none have ever got hurt. DE in their food cleans them of parasites that may have them laying crap covered eggs. If i want dual purpose breeds I take the time to find a local breeder like i would for a dog. Much better temperment, size, conformationh to breed, everything over hatchery birds. My favorites are Buckeyes. Born and bred from the Ohio climate and the first time I've butchered Cockerels and old hens of any breed and not been disappointed with how much meat there was.

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723184
01/10/20 09:01 AM
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ISA browns were far and away the best layers I have ever had laying brown eggs. I prefer all my chickens to lay over 275 eggs a year and many of the "pretty" birds or dark shelled layers won't do that. I researched the genetics a few years ago and saw many of the commercial production houses with brown eggs were utilizing the ISA genetics. I am considering the Amberlinks now as they are supposed to have a rate of lay equal to the ISA but possibly forage better. All my chickens free range so we start the year with around a hundred and they dwindle down through winter....

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723195
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I did notice on Hoovers site they have bred up the production of some of the green, blue, olive shelled layers. I have always been disappointed in the rates of lay of colored shell layers but maybe they have improved that.

Anyone try any of the higher production colored shell layers from Hoovers?

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723214
01/10/20 09:23 AM
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I have always got good chicks from Mt. Healthy. Great service and give quick answers online to any questions.

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723387
01/10/20 12:11 PM
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My Ckickens have a large outside Chicken wire run. The run is enclosed and they go in and Out freely. The hawks and other predators around our farm are why we built a covered run.


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: Pawnee] #6723402
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Originally Posted by Pawnee
Originally Posted by Bruce T
My favorite is Murry McMurry


Mine too. I’ve been ordering chicks from them since the mid 80’s

Me to.


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723418
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I will agree with TreedaBlackdog about the isa browns being good producers, we get our birds from a local chicken farm that sells eggs commercial. we get 6-10 every year or two to keep the flock around 12-15 birds.when the farm gets new birds we get ours about 17 weeks old. werw paying 10 dollars per bird,works for us. like them brown eggs.


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723422
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I always got barred rocks,rhodei sland reds,and black giants


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723492
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I ordered my Buff Orpington eggs from Meyer, they pack really well. I ordered eggs from ebay and always received a stinking mess.I was able to hatch one easter egger out of them. They are laying now, I don't buy eggs anymore.

I need to find a more cold hardy bird with not much waddle and comb. My rooster got a bit of frost bite in this last cold spell.

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: yukonjeff] #6723503
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Originally Posted by yukonjeff
I ordered my Buff Orpington eggs from Meyer, they pack really well. I ordered eggs from ebay and always received a stinking mess.I was able to hatch one easter egger out of them. They are laying now, I don't buy eggs anymore.

I need to find a more cold hardy bird with not much waddle and comb. My rooster got a bit of frost bite in this last cold spell.

Get ya some buckeye's or dub the ones ya have.

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723525
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Thanks. I am open to any suggestions. What is Dub them ? how does that work ?

Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6723571
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Look at the Hoover site or other chicken sites they list the ones that do well in the northern areas, never had any issues with birds in the cold all have done well. My coop is insulated and has a inside wall, it heats with a 250wt red heat lamp. The red heat lamp provides heat and enough white light from the stem of the lamp to encourage laying in cold weather. Shield any heat lamps from the chickens banging into it to avoid fire issues them lamps don’t blow like a bulb will.

Use 2X4s for roosting instead of round poles the lumber allows the birds to cover their feet easier while resting on a 2X4s.


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Re: Ordering Chickens- Best Hatchery? [Re: yukonjeff] #6723575
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Originally Posted by yukonjeff
Thanks. I am open to any suggestions. What is Dub them ? how does that work ?

That's when you cut their combs and wattles off to prevent frostbite. I use a pair of scissors and trim close to the head.
It doesn't bother them, bleeds a little but there are things you can do to keep it minimal.

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