The Funky Chicken Hatchery - Vestaburg

Beautiful birds. Owners are very friendly with helpful advice. They definitely care about what the birds they raise.

I paid good money for pullets. After a few weeks I noticed I had a rooster. After several weeks they all had mareks desease. Waste of money

I bought 4 “pullet” chicks. Of the 4 pullets 2 ended up roosters. The worst is they died of paralysis of legs and wings at 16-20 weeks of age. We believed the symptoms aligned with mareks disease. I see another reviewer had a similar experience recently with a confirmed diagnosis through MSU. I have culled my entire flock as they have all been exposed. I hope this hatchery does the right thing and does not sell chicks until they have eradicated their infected flocks.

I purchase 24 heritage breeds chicks from them and after 12+ chicken slow decline and death and multiple Michigan state necropsies. Mareks disease was the diagnosis. I would not purchase chicks from this hatchery. I built a new farm with new hen house and all new equipment. Funky chicken hatchery was the source of Mareks! It really sucks!

Absolutely FABULOUS breeder. Her chicks are so healthy! I will never buy from a farm store again.