Meyer Hatchery 2 questions please

[Merrymouse]

Merrymouse, we've all been watching your story and planning on how to get you some sweet babies to replace the ones that should have been yours to love originally!

Please keep us in the loop on what happens!

Can confirm, Littles and I have been looking at hatcheries and trying to figure out how to help/send you new babies all day. We especially looked at assortments because we weren't sure what breeds you had in mind. (To be perfectly honest I'm only 5-6 hrs away from Massachusetts so I thought about getting some chicks from tsc and driving them up to you).

You guys are so so sweet, Thank you. Update coming but I just had to say thanks first.

 

[Merrymouse]

Hi All,

First, I want to express how thankful I am for all of your concern and help. I'm feeling better today. I know there is always a risk when dealing with animals I just didn't expect to have to deal with it right off the bat.

I called Meyers today and just had them refund my money. I just am not ready to go through that again and additionally I cannot take another 3 days off potentially (I don't get paid when I don't work), and I just cannot go through the wait, wait, wait and all the unknowns. Its still pretty cold here. Im not saying i will never order from a hatchery again but at least this time Im going to try a breeder.

So yesterday when I knew it probably would not be a good outcome I started asking around and searching for breeders. I found two and maybe three that can give me chicks. While they're not exactly the same as what I ordered from Meyers I'm very happy so far

@AmandaKyle Thank you for giving me the name of the breeder. He did get back to me and I'm heading down tomorrow morning to possibly bring home some chicks he had a hatch Wednesday. He's about an hour away from me but I figure an hour in the car with me carefully watching over them is way better than a 3 day journey in the cold in an airplane, truck etc. So if he has some I'm thinking of picking up a French Black Copper Maran, Swedish Flower Hen, Barred rock and Cream legbar. So if all goes well I will have a very colorful egg basket. I really wanted color in my basket and meyers was pretty much sold out of colored egg layers so there is that

There is also another breeder who breeds and shows English Orpingtons in many colors. Depending on when they hatch (due to start hatching this weekend) she may have some English Orpingtons, Red laced Blue wyandotte, EE and Ameraucuna.
So while not exactly what I ordered from Meyers I think these are some really cool birds and Im excited about them. The only issue is of course aside from the Cream Legbar they are all sold straight run. So you betcha I will be spending my entire night trying to learn as much as I can to try my best to pick hens

And I'll be sending you all pictures begging for gender ID help Im sure in the weeks to come.

The other positive note, because Im trying to be positive here, is I won't have the conundrum of trying to pick the 8 I want and the 8 Id have to give away

I dont know if you know but I had to order at least 15 from meyer and I ordered the meal maker so I only wanted to have 8 so I had a friend who was going to take whatever I didnt want. I probably would have had a real hard time deciding which ones to let go.

So I didnt get my cochin, australorp, white rock, brahma, barnevelder or gold laced wyandotte but I got some others I really really like, well, I think I will like, being a newbie who knows right?

And yet another positive note, now I have an excuse to maybe add more chicks next year.....

So hopefully I will at least have a few chicks to nurture and love on tomorrow and once I get them settled let them rest up a little I will post some HAPPY pictures!

Enjoy your welcome and for all of those offering support and hugs right back at ya

 

[Nathan J]

...I started asking around and searching for breeders. I found two and maybe three that can give me chicks. While they're not exactly the same as what I ordered from Meyers I'm very happy so far

That sounds like a great way to do it. Shoot, an hour away is nothing!

Good luck and see ya around.

 

[Treerooted]

So hopefully I will at least have a few chicks to nurture and love on tomorrow and once I get them settled let them rest up a little I will post some HAPPY pictures!

Can't wait

Sorry again you had to go through all of that, but glad you've got some other options and are taking advantage them.

Though now we won't be Barnevelder buddies; but I'm looking forward to seeing what you get!

 

[biophiliac]

You have some really nice breeds coming. You should be able to tell the sex of the BR chicks...I ordered all females and I could tell as soon as I got home w/them that I had 1 BR cockerel chick, just from what i learned on BYC. He had the coolest personality and luckily found a job in charge of his own flock. I'd be willing to bet you will have your own incubator within a year to hatch the breeds you are missing! Still inspired by your ability to bounce back and persevere.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Aside from the unfortunate loss of lives, it sounds like this will all work out okay in the end. I was really rooting for those little babies though

 

[bajabirdbrain]

Good morning, Merrymouse, hope your weekend will be a very good one. Was just curious if you have had a chance to contact Meyer and if so, what they had to say?

Tomorrow looks like a fairly dry and sunny day, good for painting so we are putting on a big effort today to get the coop ready for color. Time, she be ticking away, gulp! TBC, BB.

 

[Merrymouse]

See my happy update here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1158237/meyers-tracking-and-blizzard-oh-my/50#post_18210837

 

[Merrymouse]

Good morning, Merrymouse, hope your weekend will be a very good one. Was just curious if you have had a chance to contact Meyer and if so, what they had to say?

Tomorrow looks like a fairly dry and sunny day, good for painting so we are putting on a big effort today to get the coop ready for color. Time, she be ticking away, gulp! TBC, BB.

Yes, I called and got a refund.

I still have to paint and put down my linoleum etc but its still too cold here for that. Can't wait to see your progress on the coop!

 

[SueT]

Wonderful to see your video on the other thread! So happy! Congrats!
thanks for updating us......