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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    My girls at 14 weeks. Enjoying a small break from the cold wet weather of the pacific north west. I have an Easter Egger, Buff Orphington, Welsummer , and a Meal Maker that I think is a Rhode Island Red. I would love opinions if you think she is not a RIR. The girl that is front and...
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    Is that a dog house conversion? I would love to see more photos of it. They are all beautiful.
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    Is that a dog house conversion? I would love to see it. All your girls are beautiful.
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

    8 weeks old Easter Egger (Meriweather the blue fairy godmother) on the Left and Welsummer (no name yet) front and center 8 weeks Easter Egger (Meriweather) on the left, Meal Maker (Fiona) (we think she is a Rhode Island Red) on the back left. This is Goldielocks, she is a Buff Orphington 8...
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    Meyer Hatchery Chicken Pictures!!!

    These are my Meyer's Girls. This is what I think is a RIR at 1 week I am hoping she is a RIR what do you think? This is at 2 1/2 weeks. Week 3 She is on the right at the feeder, but here are the others. 2 Welsummers, 2 EE, 1 Buff Orphington, 1 Delaware and the RIR? This is...
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    HELP! Supplemental Heat Question

    I have chicks that are fully feathered out, they will be 5 weeks old this Monday. The brooder is on an unheated uninsulated enclosed porch with a heat lamp. I have the heat lamp keep one corner of the brooder at about 72 degrees. I have read that I can take off the supplemental heat at 5 weeks...
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    Can we build nest boxes off the run, not the coop?

    Will you post more photos. I think I have the same black kennel and Im trying to figure how to set it up.
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    Brooder Pics and Video

    This has been the perfect size. They are 3 weeks now and we have plenty of room for them to still grow. Glad you liked it.
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    Anywhere online that is not sold out??

    Meyer has a brown egg layer assortment available to ship on the 15th
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    Anywhere online that is not sold out??

    I got chicks from Meyer Hatchery just 3 weeks ago.
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    Brooder Pics and Video

    7 Chicks. 2 Welsummer, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Buff Orphington, 1 Delaware, 1 Meal Maker, We think she is a Rhode Island Red. were trying to figure this one out
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    Name the Breed?

    I got a meal maker with my order from Meyer Hatchery. She is not the same as any of the others I got. Any ideas? I was guessing Rhode Island Red. The two above are at one week old This is now at 3 weeks old.
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    Brooder Pics and Video

    This is what I started with. A box from the dog kennel that I purchased that I will be using for the chicken enclosure. It happened to fit the rabbit play yard (the blue wire enclosure) perfectly. I found that this was a work in progress. I started with some pvc as you can see for low perches...
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