Oh my heart, that little face is too precious!!! Thanks again, Sarah, for sharing your photos and kind words. We appreciate you here at My Pet Chicken!
“I got the notification my chicks shipped Monday afternoon and Tuesday by 10am the post office called me to come get them. All of my chicks are happy, healthy and thriving! My first time ordering them and it has gone so well!”
“I wrote a review of our Austra White hen a few years ago (shortly after her first birthday). She received a great review at that time as she was healthy, friendly and consistently gave us 5-6 large eggs/week. Well, she is now four years old and consistently lays 4-5 XL eggs/week :-O. She was the last hen to stop laying last fall and was the first to resume laying earlier this month (in February... in Michigan!). Her eggs are beautiful and the shells are as strong as they were when she was a pullet! She has graduated to the top of the pecking order and is an overall FANTASTIC hen.”
We are so pleased to hear that your Austra White hen has surpassed all expectations over the years, consistently laying 4-5 XL eggs per week! It's incredible to see her thriving and maintaining such strong egg production. Your kind words about her health, friendly nature, and the beautiful quality of her eggs bring us immense joy. We are delighted to have provided you with an overall FANTASTIC hen.
“Our Austra White, Giraffe, is almost four and still lays all year round, every two days or so. She’s inquisitive, and even tempered, and an a gorgeous bird.”
“My girl, Dot is an absolute star egg layer. She’s a little bossy, but still very sweet. She and my 8 month old Great Dane, Betty have some sort of relationship, where she seems to tolerate/like being sniffed and lightly pawed, and doesn’t seem to mind.”
“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!”
“Born April 17/19 - So far they have been very healthy and get along with all of the other 60 10-week-old chickens of different breeds. I would say durable chickens.”
Thank you for taking the time for providing your review of the Austra Whites! These beautiful babies are birds! My Pet Chicken looks forward to helping you in the future!
