Green Queen/Meyer Hatchery

[WVBirdsAndBees]

Following this. We wanted a green queen but settled on a lakeshore egger to finish out our last Meyer order because they were in stock that week.

The lakeshores sound like easter eggers that are guaranteed to be part cream legbar. Ours is a sweetheart but no guarantee on green eggs as they can be blue, green or occasionally brown.

FWIW, we drove a good way to pick that group up from Meyer due to the shipping delays we had already seen in our area. Not an option for most folks but we didn't want to risk it with most of the order being little silkies.

Good luck if you get some. They look/sound really interesting.

 

[Redchels]

Following this. We wanted a green queen but settled on a lakeshore egger to finish out our last Meyer order because they were in stock that week.

The lakeshores sound like easter eggers that are guaranteed to be part cream legbar. Ours is a sweetheart but no guarantee on green eggs as they can be blue, green or occasionally brown.

FWIW, we drove a good way to pick that group up from Meyer due to the shipping delays we had already seen in our area. Not an option for most folks but we didn't want to risk it with most of the order being little silkies.

Good luck if you get some. They look/sound really interesting.

Do you have a pic of your lakeshore egger? I received a rare breed box from them
7/9 & I’m wondering if 1 might be that. Thank you

 

[SadariEvenstar]

Mine came a day late in July and I was panicking, but they were all very healthy. Probably the most animated group I've ever had on arrival. The mail in western NY has gotten really unreliable in the last few weeks. Both of our local distribution centers have been hit hard by the slow downs. I'm glad I'm done ordering birds for the year.

 

[WVBirdsAndBees]

Do you have a pic of your lakeshore egger? I received a rare breed box from them
7/9 & I’m wondering if 1 might be that. Thank you

I'll have to get a photo for you but ours is only about 3 weeks. Smallish for large fowl, mostly brown, with what may be a small crest starting.

We did the rare assortment from them a few months ago and were really happy with it. But figuring out what they all were took a while. Our olive egger from that batch started laying yesterday.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

My very first order of chicks was from that hatchery. I was very happy with the stock I received, however being an Ohio based hatchery they were not heat tolerant for my location. My own rescued dog did that flock in and I had to restart again. @TropicalBabies is hatching all she can but never seems to keep chicks in stock and might have some good input if your are looking for coloured chicken eggs in HI. I do not think I would trust USPS right now to get them to you alive. I am in no way tring to make a political statement here. I was just reading an article about that : https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/08/...s-costing-maine-farmers-thousands-of-dollars/ and that was regarding CONUS deliveries.

I know it's consistently hotter in Texas than in the Ohio region, but that region was hitting mid to high 90s for nearly six weeks in a row and they do sell heat tolerant breeds. The bigger the comb the better!

 

[WVBirdsAndBees]

I know it's consistently hotter in Texas than in the Ohio region, but that region was hitting mid to high 90s for nearly six weeks in a row and they do sell heat tolerant breeds. The bigger the comb the better!

That heat wave was brutal. We lost a bird and felt fortunate it wasn't more. For what it's worth, our leghorns from Meyer didn't mind at all and laid straight through it but it was harder on some of our other breeds.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

That heat wave was brutal. We lost a bird and felt fortunate it wasn't more. For what it's worth, our leghorns from Meyer didn't mind at all and laid straight through it but it was harder on some of our other breeds.

Last year all of mine stopped laying and I felt the heat was worse this year but everyone kept laying, even my four year old buff brahmas. *Most* of mine have large combs, except my EEs and brahmas. I see you're from WV, I'm from Morgantown originally and still live kinda nearby.

 

[TropicalBabies]

My Brahma's handle the heat and humidity pretty well as long as I give them ways to cool down when needed, though laying does slow but- I always have a slow down in the summers too and feel a bit more normal to hear of others with the same- Normally everyone complains about the cold, short days so I was thinking it was just me and mine . I am getting 4 eggs on average out of 8 layers and with no deaths, but I did rehome my Buff Orpingtons 3-4 months ago to be on the safe side. Don't think they would have survived another one of our summers.

This thread has me a little excited and inspired to purchase eggs when we get the all clear. I am dreaming of my breeds, I just hope (and pray!!!) that it is sooner instead of later.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

My Brahma's handle the heat and humidity pretty well as long as I give them ways to cool down when needed though laying does slow but, I always have a slow down in the summers too and feel a bit more normal to hear of others with the same. Normally everyone complains about the cold, short days, I was thinking it was just me and mine . I am getting 4 eggs on average out of 8 layers and with no deaths, but I did rehome my Buff Orpingtons 3-4 months ago to be on the safe side. Don't think they would have survived another one of our summers.

This thread has me a little excited and inspired to purchase eggs when we get the all clear. I am dreaming of my breeds, I just hope (and pray!!!) that it is sooner instead of later.

I sort of acquired mine on accident, and for all breeds I've bought with intention, I plan for both heat and cold. It's hard considering summers are in the 90s but it's not unheard of for temps to dip below zero in the winter. My poor little birds despise the snow. On those days their little tracks go straight from the coop to under the coop. They don't venture anywhere else!

 

[TropicalBabies]

I sort of acquired mine on accident, and for all breeds I've bought with intention, I plan for both heat and cold. It's hard considering summers are in the 90s but it's not unheard of for temps to dip below zero in the winter. My poor little birds despise the snow. On those days their little tracks go straight from the coop to under the coop. They don't venture anywhere else!

The Brahmas are my favorite for looks & temperament. They have not been the best at laying but that is fine. If that was important I would have gotten sexlinks. I would have thought that they would love the cold, I guess no one likes 0 though?!!
I'm kinda diggin' breeding the gals and coming up with my own, a bit more heat tolerant breeds with the feathered feet. First gal went broody after her first 15 eggs that would ba a fail as far as I am concerned.