Blacksmith’s Corner

called looking for some vet wrap for our horse, a very kind and polite young lady helped me out quickly and very kindly…
thank you ~Jack

Needed shampoo for cat with mange. Employee was extremly friendly and knowledgeable. She had a alot of patience and I didn’t feel rushed. She took the time to answer all my questions and gave great recommendations. Seemed to really be concerned about my situation. I didn’t buy anything because she felt the product they had was to harsh for the cat. She put my cat over a sale. I think this is a great place. I have driven by it for many many years and never thought to go inside now I feel like I’ve been missing out on a jewel. If I’m not mistaken I think the lady’s name was Kathy.

Love this place, I had a chicken that needed some TLC and they were kind enough to explain to me different products and which would be best. I also walked in needing some help on finding a skin and coat supplement for my pitbull and I got a great easy product at a great price and She loves it. Plus thier prices are great.

My first experience here was with Christine, I needed help becoming a new backyard chicken mom, She was great but I wasn’t ready to buy yet. When I returned on a weekend day ready to load up with everything I needed including baby chicks, I asked what I thought was a girl who could help grabbing all that was needed, well I’ve never been treated in such a way at ANY bus. Dark hair and a nose ring she walked away from me and went to cashiers and what seemed like she had negative comments about me she never returned and sent another employee to me with a small paper bag with holes in it. I think all the accessories would come first, wouldn’t you? So I went to an amazing feed store in Orange and was super happy with all I toke home! They may work for you just don’t ask the girl I mentioned to help. Ask someone else. I’m giving 2 stars just for Christine!

I’ve been going to BC for as long as I can remember, staff can be a little stiff. But they’re always courteous. Always well informed and knowledgable with any questions I always have. Prices are fair. And the biggest plus for me, it’s not a chain store!

In always come here to get flea medication for my cat, because they sell it individually. They also have non-​red hummingbird food! They have a ton of natural dog treats, a variety of chick and bird feed, and they also sell hay… or is it straw? Staff is friendly, but not in an aggressive way. Stop in and shop local!

I come here to buy feed for my chickens and the menagerie of animals my kid has talked me into buying for her. From the guinea pig, birds, dogs, and chickens I have, I only need to come to one place to buy food and supplies for them all. The prices are lower than big name places like Pet Smart or Centinela. It does stink a bit but that’s because they have live animals everywhere. It’s a pretty clean establishment and the staff is knowledgeable about lots of stuff. They aren’t the friendliest bunch but they do take good care of you.

Employees aren’t the best at customer service.
My usual feed dealer allows me to fill my own feed, not here. Prices on chicken feed are ridiculous.
Animals are kept in tight confined spaces.

Nice shop, lots of feed for sale with some birds and bunnies in the back that are available too. I just recommend you freeze any seed for 6 to 10 days tuen freeze again since their food is in open containers and moths get in.

Very good selection of supplies, reasonable parking, good hours and decently knowledgeable staff. We will be back.

Lots of selection, especially with food and treat.
I went in to buy vet wrap because Bellflower feed was out, didn’t see it and asked about it, found it rather odd the staff didn’t know what I was talking about until I said you know the stuff you use on horse ankles. While they carry horse stuff the really cater more towards smaller animals and birds.

I love this store! The prices are cheaper than normal pet stores and it’s fun to just look around. My bf and I love coming here to look at all the animals and to get supplies for our pets. It’s right next to a car dealership and the store itself looks like a barn with a huge white rabbit on top, you can’t miss it! You walk in and the cashier is to your right and to your left there are some care sheets that are very useful. Walk in a little bit more and you’ll see a huge cage filled with little chicks!!! There are yellow, brown and spotted chicks and they’re all adorable. Keep going straight up the little stairs and you’ll see a lot of birds and rabbits. They have baby quail, finches, pigeons, love birds, and chicks that are halfway grown. For the rabbits I’ve seen mostly lionheads and they also have some guinea pigs! As you walk around the cages don’t forget to look outside of the barn! The back area cages fully grown chickens that you can have for about 15 $. There are also more rabbits and pets caged within the cage if that makes sense…
My boyfriend and I are very interested in raising a chick or a duckling and the staff was very helpful in explaining. Their care sheet is also very helpful. They said the chicks are all vaccinated which is a plus! And they are only about $ 6 – 7! Sometimes they have a sale of buy two get one free!
If you guys want a duckling, they said they are getting some around February! They apparently get sold out quick.
Overall this store is an amazing place to get your new furry/​feathered friend and all the supplies they can possibly need at a great price!!!
P. S. They have like four ducks/​geese trotting around the store… So cute!!!

Sweet place to come to you everyone is always so nice. Have come here for years and always called it the red barn. Just because it looks like a giant red barn. If you’re trying to look it up it’s called blacksmiths corner. Love the staff love the options of everything that you can find here.

Luisa and everyone I spoke to here was very helpful and friendly. Luisa was knowledgeable and helped me out everytime I needed. Store is. clean animals look happy. All of the baby. chicks and the rest of the animals are healthy and thriving. I buy the h kruse organic feed fir my chickens and they have competitive prices. The store is well stocked and I get the rest of my materials there as well. I would not dream of going elsewhere because they cover my needs effectively.

Blacksmiths is unique for their chicken supplies and live chicks.
They have a nice selection of chicks, ones that will reliably lay and also ones that lay blue eggs — nice! I got chicks elsewhere with a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ ration of roosters — not good. It looks like I’ve got some nice healthy pullets from them.
I think what stands out for me is the bulk bins for feed. Not just chicken feed but other birds as well. I like the selection, the prices for the feed are good. They also have a nice selection of all things chicken not to mention pet supplies.
The staff here are friendly and will help with any questions, even on the phone. I like that old fashioned mom & pop touch.

This feed store is kinda far from my house but worth the drive just to check them out. It’s a big store, a lot of square footage and a lot of supplies and animals to choose from. They also have garden décor, food for just about any critter, pet supplies and a variety of doves, finches, quails & chicks to choose from. One of the employees was very friendly and helpful, the others were just blah… I would have given 5 stars had all the employees been friendly and warmer in greeting customers with a smile.

Giving a 1-​star solely because on how the rabbits are caged. As you can see in some of the photos posted by others, the rabbits are in cages with wire bottoms and nothing between them and the wire is put there to protect them. Imagine walking, sitting or lying all day on a wire grate, it’s not comfy and will cause problems. Don’t see why they can’t put a grass mat or small piece of wood down to protect the rabbits — they sell mats for that purpose for pet owners! Also, rabbits eat their own feces/​poop, they need to do it so they can capture the nutrients they didn’t absorb the first time, so if they are in cages with wire bottoms, the poop falls though — great for cleaning cages, but not healthy for the rabbit!
The rabbits are in cages with huge bowls of rabbit pellets, any reputable website (ASPCA, House Bunny Society, etc.) and most vets (but not all are educated on this sadly) will tell you that rabbits eat mostly *hay* and need access to it all day long! Pellets are not a sustainable diet! I asked the man who sells feed by the pound in the back about the hay and he said they feed it to them during the day, but there’s a difference between «feeding» them and providing it when they need it. Hay keeps rabbits healthy and keeps their teeth from growing too long and a whole list of other reasons.
Yes, the cages were clean, for the birds and other animals too, yes, there was a strong animal waste smell, but we only noticed it near the trash so we didn’t think that was major. There are lots of supplies but after we saw the rabbits we left pretty fast.
Even though we drove out from Inglewood, we didn’t buy anything that day — and we needed hay and a new rabbit cage to replace a loaner one we’ve had for a while, about $ 150 in supplies — we didn’t want to support a store that treated its animals like that.
This isn’t slander or being animal-​activist hyper, it’s just common sense. Just because many people — even me when I was a child — treat rabbits that way, it doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do now given the abundance of information out there on proper rabbit care.

Ol’ McRodney had a farm,
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To run his farm, he needs supplies,
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As a kid, he bought Leghorn chicks,
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With a cluck-​cluck here, and a cluck-​cluck there.
Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck-​cluck.
Buying feed in bulk, including ones w/​o corn,
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Lots of animals to take home today,
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Chickens, ducks, parakeets & quails,
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Guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits & mice,
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With a squeek-​squeek here, and a squeek-​squeek there,
Here a squeek, there a squeek, everywhere a squeek-​squeek.
Service is friendly and ready to help,
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Parking right outside in a private lot,
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Everything you need for your animal friends,
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Highly recommend when you’re shopping for feed,
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The actual store is great. I think its really cool with all the different animals you can buy and they have supplies specifically for every animal they sell. Really nice and convenient.
The staff would be my only issue. I went on 3 different occasions. My boyfriend and I were looking to buy a bunny. We asked the guy cleaning cages for assistance and he didnt know much about the rabbits he just gave us a fact sheet which was helpful we just thought he might know more and could help us. The second time I went in to check out the bunnies again and the girl at the cash register was super rude. She was talking to her older co-​worker and I was waiting by the cages of the rabbits hoping someone would ask me if I needed help. No one did so I walked over and nicely asked if I could get help with the rabbits. She rolled her eyes and made a ‘uuugh’ sound under her breath loud enough for me to hear and attitudely walked over and asked what I needed. RUDE!!! I was disgusted by her so I just left. There was no one in the store so its not like she was busy with a customer.
I probably would have stayed away just from that. But I saw a lionhead rabbit I fell in love with so the boyfriend stopped by a week or so later and picked him up there and surprised me with him :) When I originally saw him he was $ 59.99. When my boyfriend went back to buy him he was only $ 39.99! He went down in price. I suggest when you see a rabbit you like wait a while, they drop the price. However, it is risky. My rabbit has absolutely beautiful coloring. Im really surprised no one bought him before my boyfriend got to him.
My third visit. The cash register girl was wonderful! Very nice and helpful, she made up for that lame girl. So it just depends who you talk to. My bunny was in perfect health when we bought him and he is still healthy, strong, intelligent and a total brat. But he’s beautiful so naturally, he gets away with it.
Bottomline: Staff needs some work on attitude, helpfulness and knowledge. Since chickens, ducks, even rabbits arent necessarily normal pets in socal. It would be really nice to be able to ask the staff anything and them give the answer or defer me to someone who does know.

Went to a few places looking for Female baby chick, and this was the only place that gave me a 90% chance that they are female. I was re-​assured when another customer in the store told me that he had bought chicks here before (8 I think) and he told me that they all turned out to be female. My baby chick were in really good shape when they got home and still are 1 week later! Really healthy & happy! Got 3 Rhode Island Reds & 1 Araucana. Want them as pets and for the organic fresh eggs. Highly Recommend!