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Meyer Hatchery is fantastic. I've ordered 60 chicks from them before and only had two that didn't make it. In 2018 we ordered hatching eggs. Every experience with this hatchery has been a good one. Just be sure to opt in for vaccinations if you're getting day old chicks.

UPDATE! My lovely peahen is hobbling around now too :( are they missing something from their diets? The chickens free range from dawn to dusk but we can't do that with the peahen and her mate because they'll fly off. Right now the peas are on a gamebird pellet and the chickens on layer pellets.

Same feed, clean liter and, I couldn't find any dots on their foot pads. Eggcessive I think you might be onto something with the high roosts, think they'll heal on their own? Or should I wrap their legs and put them in a makeshift chicky hospital? They just hop on one foot and kind of tuck the...

I've had my girls for a good three years now. And a few days ago I saw one of my Rhode Island Reds hopping about on one leg. Nearly one hundred percent positive the entire flock was vaccinated for Marek's disease. Then just this morning when I went down to check on everyone, I noticed another...

Alrighty, thank you for the link :) still pretty unsure of how to get around this place.

New to this site, but I've had my girls for a good three years now. Anyways, a few days ago I saw one of my Rhode Island Reds hopping about on one leg. Nearly one hundred percent positive the entire flock was vaccinated for Marek's disease. Then just this morning when I went down to check on...