Cornish Cross Broiler Chicks — What's a Fair Price?
Prices from 4 hatcheries, updated 2026-07-14. In stock at 3 of 4 right now.
A Cornish Cross Broiler pullet chick typically sells for around $3.19 right now; straight run (unsexed) runs around $3.87. Prices below are each hatchery's current listing per sex.
Price by hatchery
| Hatchery | Pullet (female) | Straight run | Cockerel (male) | Unsexed / see listing | Next hatch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer Hatchery Ohio | $2.70 In stock | $2.97 In stock | $3.19 In stock | — | — | view → |
| Murray McMurray Hatchery Iowa | $5.00 In stock | $5.25 In stock | $5.50 In stock | — | 2026-07-20 | view → |
| Cackle Hatchery Missouri | — | — | — | In stock | — | view → |
| Sunnyside Hatchery Wisconsin | $2.25 Call hatchery | $2.20 Call hatchery | $2.35 Call hatchery | — | — | view → |
Minimum order quantities and shipping differ by hatchery and can change which is cheapest to your door. "Call hatchery" means that hatchery publishes prices but not live availability.
Price history
Price history is accumulating — the index collects prices daily, so this chart fills in over the coming weeks and across hatch seasons.
How this works: we collect every public Cornish Cross Broiler listing from tracked hatcheries daily and record price and availability by sex. Full methodology.