I have heard great things about Alchemist Farms so I felt confident ordering from them. They had excellent communication and even helped me with some personal requests. The chicks were beautifully packaged and arrived less than 24 hours after having been shipped across the country!! They are all healthy and happy.
I highly recommend this seller.
Received my baby chicks today. They were shipped on date as promised and all of made it through the shipment process. Can't wait for them to grow up. Thank you for your great customer support.
Don’t order from Alchemist unless you want a surprise box and truly don’t care what you get - and definitely not if you plan on breeding. We ordered 6 French Black Copper Marans, 6 Sage Eggers, and 6 Welsummers. 2 Chicks arrived looking like they’d been put in the box wet. When they started to look like they’d make it, I reached out to Franchesca because there were actually 3 splash looking chicks, which I wasn’t expecting. She said it was “possible” they’d subbed in some Isbars for Sage Eggers if they were low & congratulated me on the upgrade - leaving me to have to indicate that I wasn’t happy about this & having to request a refund (substitutions are not mentioned on the site; she did refund those 4 chicks). When I expressed concern that the rest of the chicks weren’t right either (NPIP cert did say 6 of each of 3 breeds), she told me send some photos and she’d ID them. First she told me the black were FBCM, the white were Isbar, and the chipmunk were Welsummer - OK so 8 Welsummers? - then she backtracked and said 2 chipmunk were Sage and 6 were Welsummer - which ones? - then she finally said that she couldn’t tell the difference between Sage, Welsummer, Bielefelder, and Azure. So when the birds matured, it became very clear that I’d gotten 5 Bielefelder - including a rooster, and Azure Egger/some other cross. It took a lot of back and forth to request the refund for those 6 birds. So, out of 18 - a full 10 chicks were not what I’d ordered (a lot of time and money raising birds I hadn't wanted). Of the Marans, only 1 of our of 4 hens lays darker than a 4 on the Marans egg chart. The Isbars, which are actually Silverudd’s Blue - are dilute splash with serious flaws (red eyes) and laying a medium egg with slightly green tint - I’m not going to bother testing them but I’d guess that they only have one blue egg gene. Please do not order Marans or Silverudd’s Blue if you want quality birds - there are good breeders out there. Based on the breeding of these birds, I am not surprised to see people in reviews indicating that the Alchemist “lines” aren’t producing the egg color they expected. Please check out reviews on Backyardchickens before you order from Alchemist. I really wish I hadn’t relied on the google reviews. I’ve since ordered from other small hatcheries, and I note that the NPIP cert has always matched the order, even when extra chicks were added - and there’s always been communication around my preference to substitute or reduce the order when the hatch wasn’t as expected.
We just got out second flock from Alchemist Farm. Our first flock we got in 2019, we still have 11 out of 13, lost one to a coyote and one to a hawk. Alchemist breeds are the best. Well temperaments, great layers and lots of colors. Highly recommend them. Franchesca is so great to deal with too.
This is my second time ordering from Alchemist Farms. The first time was five years ago and I just received my new babies yesterday. I can honestly say that Alchemist farms has stellar chickens!!!! Over the years I have ordered from different farms both small and large operations and all
I have to say is nutrition matters. My Alchemist babies are healthy, strong, vibrant and thriving! I am so pleased and looking forward to future orders to come:) If your looking for quality birds, stellar genetics and a variety of breeds look no further!
The entire process with Alchemist Farm was seamless. This is the farthest I've ever had chicks shipped, and I was amazed how fast they arrived, packaged well and in good health. They even sent several extra chicks, 2 of the breed I ordered, and 3 of another breed, which was a nice surprise. Do not hesitate to order from Alchemist Farm!
Fantastic family owned farm. I have been following on Instagram for a while and you can tell the owner cares about the environment and the providing proper care for the chickens. I have heard of the large hatcheries but wanted to support a California small business as I'm a business owner myself. I ordered 6 baby chicks and they were shipped to me in the Bay Area and arrived in less than 24 hours in excellent condition packaged very carefully. I could not get time off work/away from kids to drive four hour round trip to the farm and was nervous about ordering via USPS. It's two weeks later and the chicks are adorable and growing. I ordered only the sex-linked females as my city/area forbids roosters. A wonderful experience for my little kids.
Best experience buying chicks EVER! I will be ordering from Alchemist Farms from now on. I live really far away from their location and Franchesca was so wonderful making sure everything went smoothly.
The chicks arrived right on time and every one is a happy, healthy, bright eyed little baby! Their box was put together with the utmost care and every comfort possible.
This is a fantastic, generous business that I would recommend to anyone. They really care about their animals, and I can tell they’re invested in the success of all their customers, and above all take pride in what they do. They’re super nice and friendly too! (the chicks AND the farmers😍)
Thank you so much for such a wonderful experience and helping my family and I get a great start with our flock. 💕
I ordered baby chicks from Alchemist Farm and they arrived promptly and healthy. They travelled from CA to SC in 2 days. It was exciting walking into the post office and hearing them chirping. Franchesca at Alchemist Farm was very informative about the whole process which made things super simple for me. She stayed in contact with me through the whole process. I love what they do at their farm. They are totally green and their chicks are raised organically. What an inspiration they are. Franchesca has really got me thinking about how I can live a greener life. I look forward to watching my chicks grow. I will definitely order from them again. I recommend them 100%.
I highly recommend Alchemist Farms! Last winter I ordered chicks for spring, and I received them—all healthy and safe—as scheduled in April. I’m a first-time chicken owner, and Franchesca has been super helpful throughout this process—from choosing breeds to caring for them as chicks, and beyond. It was important to me that Alchemist Farms is a humane hatchery, and their approach to chickens and the environment makes sense to me, so it’s been great to support them and spread the word. I’m so happy I found Alchemist Farms!
