“I have had a backyard flock for a few years now and am learning more and more as I go. I really wanted to buy chicks from local breeders and hatcheries, but it's difficult to find the more unusual breeds and also difficult to find someone who will sex baby chicks. So due to this and some miscommunication with locals, and despite my reluctance to deal with shipping live animals, I broke down and reluctantly ordered chicks online through MPC.
I ordered 1 EE Frizzle, 1 Austra White, 1 Blue Copper Marans, 1 Red Star, and 1 Super Blue to add to my small backyard flock. I was anxious that they would arrive dead or unhealthy. The shipment tracking did a good job of updating me when they'd been packed and shipped, and I believe the chicks were inside of their package for less than 36 hours total, despite being shipped across multiple states. My local post office knew in advance that they were coming, and called me the minute they arrived.
They arrived happy and healthy. I was delighted with their condition and the quality of the container and way that they were safely shipped. They are now a month old and are thriving. It's still a bit too early to tell, but they all give early evidence of being sexed correctly as female. I will not officially add them to the existing flock for another couple of months, but there have already been moments when they've been allowed to free-range side-by-side with the adults and there's already signs of acceptance from the adult chickens.
So I'm now a believer! As much as I enjoy supporting locals, this is just too good of an alternative choice in terms of being able to find interesting breeds, being able to order them as female only, and in terms of the quality and health of the birds that arrived. The next time I need to replace chickens to my flock, I will be ordering from MPC.
5 stars; very happy!”
“Second time ordering chicks from My Pet Chicken, just like my first order they arrived the day after hatching in perfect condition and health. Couldn't be happier would and do highly recommend.”
“Excellent ladies. All healthy and arrived the day after shipping. They are very social and already are very in tune with the people in the house. They're like feathered dogs, even with my kids! I definitely recommend this breed and my pet chicken in general. Very happy with them!”
Thank you for taking the time to review your My Pet Chicken chick order! We are so happy to hear that the little ones are doing well and bringing you great happiness! Any time you have any questions or wish to add to your flock, please keep us in mind! We are always happy to help!
Thank you, Lindy, for taking the time to provide a review of your little Golden Buff babies! They grow so quickly! My Pet Chicken is grateful they are bringing you happiness!
“I received 5 Red star and 3 Easter egger chicks at the end of February. All arrived healthy, hungry and thirsty. All of them have grown quickly with the Easter eggers being considerably larger and stockier than the Red stars. The Red stars are way more friendly though, very curious and brave while the Easter eggers are quite timid. A couple of the Red stars began laying last week (mid June). The eggs are quite small compared with their older flock-mates which are 3 three year old Barred Rocks, but I figure they will get larger as the chicks age (?). It was a chore introducing 8 young hens to the established Barred rock flock. The Rocks are quite mean to all the young hens, but things have settled down over time and they seem to get along pretty well now, just the occasional fight at roosting time, but no serious damage. My flock free-ranges and the young chicks tend to stay together as a group separate from the Rocks outside the coop and run. Red Stars are very entertaining, friendly hens.”
Thank you Bill for taking the time to send in a review on your Golden Buffs/Red Stars! Your Golden Buffs/Red Stars will be egg-laying machines that continue to lay well in the heat and cold, when many others slow down. Golden Buffs mature at around 20 weeks, and the average hen weighs about 4 lbs.
“I purchased 2 of the Golden Buffs. They are beautiful, healthy, and friendly. The two of them are already bffs, it appears. And they both have already started dust bathing. Talk about cute! Only a week old and already figured it out.”
