Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[NotableNancy]

I think they should give you a credit for the whole chick, not just the difference, especially since so many Roos have to be rehomed. You lose the bird and the potential for eggs. I would still take the credit no matter how small it may seem. You can use the credit on a future order. All you have to do is call Meyer or email them. That's what I did to report a loss within the first 48 hours. Pretty painless process.

I agree and I should have called for my credit but never did. I had one PR die right after I got them and one ended up a rooster. But for some odd reason I didn't call. Silly me

Had one of my girls lay their first egg today! I think it was one of the golden buffs. They are 18 weeks old today! e even though I already have hens it's still awesome to find that first egg!

congrats!!! It never gets old collecting eggs. Especially new ones! Like Christmas every day to me!!

I now have 5 laying! I got the cutest eggs from my Dominiques, today. Melissa laid her first the other day and second today. Desdemona laid her first today - only 20 grams! Is there a class smaller than Peewee? If so, that was it! They have to be 43 grams to be considered Small! Belle, my older EE, lays eggs that are about 45 grams now. I hope hers will get bigger, but, she has already been laying for 6 weeks. How long before pullet eggs get to be larger?

Sad news, I buried a chicken, today. One of my BRs had sour crop and, unfortunately, died overnight. So sad! She looked so peaceful when I found her this morning on the coop floor. My largest BA, Andre, had it too. She is doing much better, though. I think they both ate a little too much grass and not enough grit. Either that or it was the layer pellets that I just started them on.

5 layers!! Awesome! How old is Belle? I would think they would get bigger.
I'm so sorry about your BR. That must have been a horrible shock to find her. I'm glad your other one is doing better. Did you do anything for it or is Andre just getting better on her own? Thankfully I haven't had to deal with that yet. I wouldn't think pellets would cause the problem but maybe too much grass mixed with the pellets? :/

Thank you. I just took a photo of our eggs. 3 are from yesterday and 5 from today.

The largest ones are from golden buffs. The green are from Belle the EE and the tiny ones from my 2 Dominiques.

Nice!!!!

I have a dilemma...

Of my 2 buff silkies, 1 is definitely male (9 weeks old, waddles already). The other one has all the characteristics of  a male & the comb is suspicious, but no waddles showing. 

Another breeder just contacted me saying he has a 1 yr old definitely female that is available for sale. If I re-home my boy silkies (can't keep boys in my urban setting), then I will end up with no silkies at all...but the coop isn't finished yet. This silkie is a definite female. Also, there is always a chance that one or more of my new babies is sexed incorrectly (hopefully not).


Hmmm...what to do!

Oh gosh. I don't know. It might be hard to integrate 1 full grown Silkie with your ccl's and then your chicks too. Will you have a way to separate them in your run after its built and can the breeder wait until its ready? And can you send pics of your current silkies to the breeder you got them from for their opinion on sex?

 

[rnchick74]

Oh gosh. I don't know. It might be hard to integrate 1 full grown Silkie with your ccl's and then your chicks too. Will you have a way to separate them in your run after its built and can the breeder wait until its ready? And can you send pics of your current silkies to the breeder you got them from for their opinion on sex?

I've emailed the initial silkie breeder a couple of times - no response. All my chicken friends locally who have met both birds are convinced they are both boys. Tonight I think I saw a few saddle feathers on Brownie (no waddles).

I do worry about the integration. It's going to be a month before the run is ready & I have no place to keep a full grown girl until then. I think I'm going to have to pass...timing just isn't right. Maybe next year.

 

[chickadee5002]

I now have 5 laying! I got the cutest eggs from my Dominiques, today. Melissa laid her first the other day and second today. Desdemona laid her first today - only 20 grams! Is there a class smaller than Peewee? If so, that was it! They have to be 43 grams to be considered Small! Belle, my older EE, lays eggs that are about 45 grams now. I hope hers will get bigger, but, she has already been laying for 6 weeks. How long before pullet eggs get to be larger?

Sad news, I buried a chicken, today. One of my BRs had sour crop and, unfortunately, died overnight. So sad! She looked so peaceful when I found her this morning on the coop floor. My largest BA, Andre, had it too. She is doing much better, though. I think they both ate a little too much grass and not enough grit. Either that or it was the layer pellets that I just started them on.

Yay on the eggs!
So sorry for the poor girl with sour crop! it is so hard to lose them

 

[chickadee5002]

Awesome!! It's great that it never gets old!

I know right? It's like christmas everyday!

 

[EurekaChic]

Hi, just wanted to post a couple of pics from today....

Our Welsummer's...

We had a visitor during our free range time. Have a super cute video of Little One (an EE) went over and investigated it.

Honey

The RR Roo's

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Gorgeous birds! Definitely convinced we want a Welsummer.

 

[autumnhearth]

I've emailed the initial silkie breeder a couple of times - no response. All my chicken friends locally who have met both birds are convinced they are both boys. Tonight I think I saw a few saddle feathers on Brownie (no waddles). 

I do worry about the integration. It's going to be a month before the run is ready & I have no place to keep a full grown girl until then. I think I'm going to have to pass...timing just isn't right. Maybe next year.

I know this is usually an enabling thread but I agree with Nancy, I wouldn't get any older girls. Enjoy watching the eight you have grow without the stress of extra integration

 

[autumnhearth]

Gorgeous birds! Definitely convinced we want a Welsummer.

Me too! Top of the list! COChix, do you have 5 Wellies or did some get their pictures taken twice?

 

[MamaShell]

Hi, just wanted to post a couple of pics from today....

Our Welsummer's...

I was just telling my husband that I want a couple of Welsumers, your photos make me want them more!! Beautiful birds! How are their dispositions?

Honey

From the photos, it looks like Honey has loads of personality. Lover her coloring! I want some like her, too

The RR Roo's

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Are these both the same size? From the photos, the legs on the first one don't seem as thick as the bottom one. I have an RIR that I thought could be a roo at that age and she has a hen's stature and disposition. Could one of yours be an early maturing hen?

 

[MamaShell]

I now have 5 laying! I got the cutest eggs from my Dominiques, today. Melissa laid her first the other day and second today. Desdemona laid her first today - only 20 grams! Is there a class smaller than Peewee? If so, that was it! They have to be 43 grams to be considered Small! Belle, my older EE, lays eggs that are about 45 grams now. I hope hers will get bigger, but, she has already been laying for 6 weeks. How long before pullet eggs get to be larger?

Sad news, I buried a chicken, today. One of my BRs had sour crop and, unfortunately, died overnight. So sad! She looked so peaceful when I found her this morning on the coop floor. My largest BA, Andre, had it too. She is doing much better, though. I think they both ate a little too much grass and not enough grit. Either that or it was the layer pellets that I just started them on.

5 layers!! Awesome! How old is Belle? I would think they would get bigger.
I'm so sorry about your BR. That must have been a horrible shock to find her. I'm glad your other one is doing better. Did you do anything for it or is Andre just getting better on her own? Thankfully I haven't had to deal with that yet. I wouldn't think pellets would cause the problem but maybe too much grass mixed with the pellets? :/

Belle is one of the started EEs that I got from Meyer seven weeks ago. She was supposed to be from 16-20 weeks at that time, which makes her between 23-27 weeks, now. As I said, she started laying 6 weeks ago and her eggs are usually around 45 grams. I haven't seen much of an increases in weeks. I have read that her eggs might get bigger after her first molt. I guess time will tell.

For both Althea (the BR) and Andre (the BA), I tried to help them empty their crops by massaging them upward and tipping them out to drain. Neither seemed to have any trouble breathing afterward but maybe Althea aspirated without me realizing it? I have been giving all the girls yogurt to try to help with their digestion and more grit. I think you are right about the cause being grass because I did see some come out of Andre when I was tipping her the other day. I actually tried to help her empty some more yesterday afternoon and no sour liquid came out. I took that as a good sign. Her crop was a bit fuller than the others' last night, hopefully, it is near empty this morning! Again, time will tell.

 

[MamaShell]

GOT MILK??