Description
Cackle Hatchery® will include at least three different chicken breeds of brown egg laying females in this special discounted item. There are 30 different breeds that are available from Cackle Hatchery® to be able to fulfill this special for you. You are unable to pick the chicken breed and these are Cackle Hatchery’s® choice only. Cackle Hatchery® is considered by many as the best chicken hatchery in the USA, providing high quality backyard poultry for small farms or hobbyists that just want a few chickens for personal use. We hope you consider Cackle Hatchery® as your best local chicken hatchery or mail order hatchery for your needs.
“Sorry we do not tell you what color type or breed we sent with this package and we do not keep records of what breeds were sent”
Nicole Wangler (verified owner) –
I ordered 15 of the heavy female assortment, they sent 16, and 15 made the trip. (I also ordered 5 of the Rare Chick Special who all made the trip as well.)
I received 14 hens and 1 rooster. 7 of them are either a few Barred Rocks and a few Marans or all Barred Rocks. It’s so hard to tell! Also received 2 New Hampshire, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 White Jersey Giants, and 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes.
Pretty happy with my assortment unless half really are all Barred Rocks. One of the Buff Orpingtons turned out to be a rooster. I took a star off for those things, but overall it was a good experience. Sadly, a bear got into the coop and wiped out almost half my flock, =( so I just placed an order for more chicks and feel confident in the quality.
Julie –
Good Laying Breeds
I ordered the 3 Orpington’s and 15 Cackle Hatchery Choice, Heavy Breed. They shipped 21 chicks and four of them were not alive when they arrived. Three of them were extremely weak and passed within a couple hours of arriving. The remaining 14 are doing very well now. They were packed very well I know that the breeds are Barred Rocks, RIR and the other chicks I can’t figure out. They started looking like a Delaware but now they’re coloring is a very light peach color. With regards to customer service, they were extremely helpful . They always responded quickly and the customer service representative were very knowledgeable and friendly. I wish I wouldn’t have lost so many chicks but this time of the year it’s extremely cold. I will definitely use cackle hatchery again in the future and maybe wait to order the checks in April not February.