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The same chick, different money
62 day-old birds are sold by more than one of the hatcheries we read. On every one of them the hatcheries disagree about the price, and the middle of that disagreement is 24%. Cackle Hatchery is the cheapest on 27 of them.
62Birds you can price-check
24%Median difference
29Differ by over 30%
Ranked by how much the hatcheries disagree
| Bird | Sold as | Cheapest | Dearest | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Egger | Sexed pullets | $4.75 Townline Hatchery | $35.00 Alchemist Farm | +637% |
| Ameraucana | Straight run | $4.05 Townline Hatchery | $20.00 Alchemist Farm | +394% |
| Black Copper Marans | Straight run | $10.39 Cackle Hatchery | $35.00 Alchemist Farm | +237% |
| Rhode Island Red | Sexed pullets | $2.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +100% |
| Black Australorp | Sexed pullets | $2.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +100% |
| Black Muscovy | Drakes | $8.50 Shirlock Acres | $15.99 Valley Hatchery | +88% |
| White Muscovy | Drakes | $9.30 Shirlock Acres | $15.99 Valley Hatchery | +72% |
| Khaki Campbell | Drakes | $6.75 Shirlock Acres | $10.99 Cackle Hatchery | +63% |
| Delaware | Sexed pullets | $3.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | +63% |
| Light Brahma | Sexed pullets | $4.05 Townline Hatchery | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | +60% |
| Black Jersey Giant | Sexed pullets | $4.05 Townline Hatchery | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | +60% |
| Toulouse | Sexed females | $24.99 Valley Hatchery | $40.00 Cackle Hatchery | +60% |
| Silver Appleyard | Sexed females | $12.99 Valley Hatchery | $19.99 Cackle Hatchery | +54% |
| Barred Plymouth Rock | Sexed pullets | $3.90 Townline Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +54% |
| White Leghorn | Sexed pullets | $3.90 Townline Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +54% |
| Black Sex Link | Sexed pullets | $3.90 Townline Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +54% |
| Buff Orpington | Sexed pullets | $4.05 Townline Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +48% |
| Cream Legbar | Sexed pullets | $8.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | $12.99 Cackle Hatchery | +44% |
| Black Laced Silver Wyandotte | Sexed pullets | $4.29 Valley Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +40% |
| Rhode Island White | Sexed pullets | $4.29 Valley Hatchery | $5.99 Cackle Hatchery | +40% |
| Blue Laced Red Wyandotte | Cockerels | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $8.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | +39% |
| Black Swedish | Straight run | $9.49 Townline Hatchery | $12.99 Valley Hatchery | +37% |
| Blue Swedish | Straight run | $9.49 Townline Hatchery | $12.99 Valley Hatchery | +37% |
| Cayuga | Straight run | $9.49 Townline Hatchery | $12.99 Valley Hatchery | +37% |
| Brown Sex Link | Sexed pullets | $4.29 Valley Hatchery | $5.85 The Chick Hatchery | +36% |
| Golden Laced Wyandotte | Sexed pullets | $2.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | $4.05 Townline Hatchery | +35% |
| Silver Laced Wyandotte | Sexed pullets | $2.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | $4.05 Townline Hatchery | +35% |
| Welsh Harlequin | Straight run | $11.99 Cackle Hatchery | $15.99 Valley Hatchery | +33% |
| Rouen | Sexed females | $9.99 Valley Hatchery | $12.99 Cackle Hatchery | +30% |
| African | Ganders | $20.00 Cackle Hatchery | $24.99 Valley Hatchery | +25% |
| White Chinese | Ganders | $20.00 Cackle Hatchery | $24.99 Valley Hatchery | +25% |
| Black Runner | Straight run | $10.49 Valley Hatchery | $13.00 Cackle Hatchery | +24% |
| Blue Runner | Straight run | $10.49 Valley Hatchery | $13.00 Cackle Hatchery | +24% |
| Chocolate Runner | Straight run | $10.49 Valley Hatchery | $13.00 Cackle Hatchery | +24% |
| Lavender Orpington | Sexed pullets | $12.99 Cackle Hatchery | $15.99 Chesapeake Hatchery | +23% |
| Fawn And White Runner | Sexed females | $12.99 Valley Hatchery | $15.99 Cackle Hatchery | +23% |
| White Layer | Straight run | $8.65 Cackle Hatchery | $10.49 Valley Hatchery | +21% |
| Buff | Straight run | $9.99 Valley Hatchery | $12.10 Cackle Hatchery | +21% |
| Mallard | Straight run | $9.99 Valley Hatchery | $12.10 Cackle Hatchery | +21% |
| White Pekin | Straight run | $9.99 Cackle Hatchery | $11.99 Valley Hatchery | +20% |
| White Crested | Straight run | $12.99 Valley Hatchery | $15.30 Cackle Hatchery | +18% |
| Mottled Houdan | Straight run | $9.99 Cackle Hatchery | $11.59 Valley Hatchery | +16% |
| White Sultan | Straight run | $9.99 Cackle Hatchery | $11.59 Valley Hatchery | +16% |
| Sicilian Buttercup | Straight run | $9.99 Cackle Hatchery | $11.49 Valley Hatchery | +15% |
| Silver Laced Polish | Straight run | $6.43 Cackle Hatchery | $7.19 Valley Hatchery | +12% |
| White Crested Black Polish | Straight run | $6.43 Cackle Hatchery | $7.19 Valley Hatchery | +12% |
| Splash Polish | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.19 Valley Hatchery | +11% |
| White Polish | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.19 Valley Hatchery | +11% |
| Blue Polish | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.19 Valley Hatchery | +11% |
| Barred Cochin | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Black Cochin | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Blue Cochin | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Buff Cochin | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Columbian Rock | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Lakenvelder | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Silver Laced Cochin | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Silver Spangled Hamburg | Straight run | $6.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.09 Valley Hatchery | +9% |
| Kosher King | Straight run | $4.00 The Chick Hatchery | $4.27 Cackle Hatchery | +7% |
| Pearl Grey Guinea | Straight run | $7.49 Cackle Hatchery | $7.99 Valley Hatchery | +7% |
| Buff Cochin Bantam | Straight run | $6.99 Cackle Hatchery | $7.45 The Chick Hatchery | +7% |
| Assorted | Straight run | $7.55 Townline Hatchery | $7.99 Valley Hatchery | +6% |
| Jumbo Pekin | Straight run | $13.50 Cackle Hatchery | $13.99 Valley Hatchery | +4% |
How these are compared
Each row compares one bird sold the same way at two or more hatcheries: sexed pullets against sexed pullets, straight run against straight run. Prices are per bird, taken from the cheapest listing a buyer can actually complete a purchase on, and read from each hatchery's own catalogue on August 25, 2026.
Started pullets are left out. One hatchery lists a started Rhode Island Red at $276 where two others list $35, and nothing in its catalogue says whether that price is for one bird or a crate of them. A difference that might only be a unit mismatch is not a fact worth publishing, so the category is excluded rather than guessed at.
A cheaper bird is not automatically a cheaper order. Minimum order sizes and shipping differ by hatchery; both are on the minimum order page.