Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[COChix]

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Oh wow, those roos can cause some awful problems. It sounds like you made a good choice for your flock and for yourself. We've processed one mean chicken so far and it was easier since she was mean. It was not an easy thing to do, but I was glad to finally get the experience. She was very tasty though and I know she was better for the family then the store chicken. We do name our chickens too since they are really for eggs, but roosters and mean hens named or not will get processed if no one wants to buy them.

[/quote] thanks! I think we did the right thing! the flock is much more mellow and balanced since culling the RIR Roo's!

Coop transition update: everyone is loving the new coop!

Do you have any shots of the coop?

Ok, so since I opened the current bag of pellets, I have gotten 86 eggs (if I remembered to write them down). Anyway, by my calculations, $12.99/bag. That's about $2/doz. I'm totally happy with that! Especially since I've had one broody for the majority of the month and one roo too. Obviously, I'm only counting feed into my calculations, but that's the majority of expenses. Plus there's about a weeks worth of feed still in the bag Everything else is a few mealworms and kitchen scraps and a cabbage. The coop and medical supply kit - oh well! Calculating those in is just too much! Overall, I'm pretty pleased with this, especially with the fermenting and the new little ones bring hopes of even more eggs. Yay!

nice, I I have been lazy since we don't have anyone laying yet and haven't been tracking food costs.

I love it when that happens!

I feed TSC brand layer pellets. It's a 50 lb bag. It's why I started fermenting because I'm just not ready to upgrade to organic or non GMO. Hopefully someday! I did get my Azure catalogue in the mail a couple days ago. DH thought I ordered a phone book LOL. The thing is huge.

I need to order that catalog, thanks do rather reminder.

The chicken run has 4 walls!!! I repeat the chicken run has 4 walls!!! WOOHOO 

carry on.

Now to add hardware cloth, pavers, chicken wire roof...and install my chicken fountain...but we have 4 walls! (and I already want to enlarge it)

yeah!

 

[COChix]

Update - here is a shot of Left Eye this am, she has been hanging out with the EE as they seem to be the least aggressive. Glad to see her out of the coop, she spent a lot of time in there yesterday. She doesn't seem to be getting picked on as much today.

Little One, she is such a ham!

A shot of our Roo's....

Rocco

Bruno

Lastly can anyone Id the breed of these girls, they are darker and more maroon in color.

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[trsturself]

I love it when that happens!

I feed TSC brand layer pellets. It's a 50 lb bag. It's why I started fermenting because I'm just not ready to upgrade to organic or non GMO. Hopefully someday! I did get my Azure catalogue in the mail a couple days ago. DH thought I ordered a phone book LOL. The thing is huge.

Yes it is! I find it much easier to browse the website than look through that catalog! I think the last time I figured my per pound feed costs I was at .43/lb but I can't find that spreadsheet now. I'll have to add it up again. That's about $8/50lb more than you are paying. Not too bad for non-GMO food, about $6/bag cheaper than the organic stuff at the store. And I like being able to adjust the protein levels as needed.
The flock got some spent grains from brewing beer yesterday. They loved them.
There's a few people around here that sell spent grains, I should look into it again and see if there are any close to me.

 

[COChix]

Anybody here experienced a false egg song? I was just out in the garden and herd a girl that I thought was being hurt. So I ran over to see and it was a BR hen standing outside the nest boxes clucking away, unlike anything I have ever heard. I did put fake eggs in all the nest boxes now that the rooster drama has settled down. I am hoping that means eggs will start flowing soon!

 

[trsturself]

Anybody here experienced a false egg song? I was just out in the garden and herd a girl that I thought was being hurt. So I ran over to see and it was a BR hen standing outside the nest boxes clucking away, unlike anything I have ever heard. I did out fake eggs in all the nest boxes now that the rooster drama has settled down. I am hoping that means eggs will start flowing soon!

They are VERY common! I still get false egg songs even out of experienced layers.

 

[jonsccm]

Found a few of my birds dust/mud bathing today. 6 month old Red blue lace wyndotte, almost 4 month old white Easter egger, and an almost 4 month old white Silkie

love the look on the silkies face! How dare I interrupt them!
Then I found my RIR rooster and the Tom turkey duking it out! But after bumping into the Black sexlink hen she showed them who really wears the pants out there and that fight came to an abrupt end!

 

[COChix]

They are VERY common! I still get false egg songs even out of experienced layers.

From your experience does that indicate laying soon? Her comb and waddle are very red now and both Roo's mating with her....

Found a few of my birds dust/mud bathing today. 6 month old Red blue lace wyndotte, almost 4 month old white Easter egger, and an almost 4 month old white Silkie

love the look on the silkies face! How dare I interrupt them!
Then I found my RIR rooster and the Tom turkey duking it out! But after bumping into the Black sexlink hen she showed them who really wears the pants out there and that fight came to an abrupt end!

they all look like guilty children, lol pretty RIR Roo, how old? Did you get him from Meyer and what is his disposition like?

 

[christine9]

Lastly can anyone Id the breed of these girls, they are darker and more maroon in color.

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I am the worst with IDs, but look like RIR to me.

 

[christine9]

Yes it is! I find it much easier to browse the website than look through that catalog! I think the last time I figured my per pound feed costs I was at .43/lb but I can't find that spreadsheet now. I'll have to add it up again. That's about $8/50lb more than you are paying. Not too bad for non-GMO food, about $6/bag cheaper than the organic stuff at the store. And I like being able to adjust the protein levels as needed.
The flock got some spent grains from brewing beer yesterday. They loved them.
There's a few people around here that sell spent grains, I should look into it again and see if there are any close to me. 

That's so awesome. I really can't wait to upgrade feed. I'm sure the benefits out weigh a little extra cost. Hopefully I can transition over by next year.

 

[christine9]

Anybody here experienced a false egg song? I was just out in the garden and herd a girl that I thought was being hurt. So I ran over to see and it was a BR hen standing outside the nest boxes clucking away, unlike anything I have ever heard. I did put fake eggs in all the nest boxes now that the rooster drama has settled down. I am hoping that means eggs will start flowing soon!

Lol! I think that is the only song my Dellie knows cause she sings it all day long!!
But seems like a good sign you'll get eggs any day.