Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[chelout]

Here's an updated photo of my beauties from Meyer Hatchery. they're 3 months old!

RIRs-Delphine and Henrietta
EEs- Eggna and Fiona
BAs- Lucy and Lola

 

[hopefulpeeps]

Chelout your hens are beautiful and I love your EE's!!!

 

[NotableNancy]

My chicks from Meyers came this morning. The tracking from the PO is useless, according to it they haven't left Mansfield yet. Of the fifteen I ordered, 5 were DOA. One was down and out, but still limp, so I put it under the heat in a small dish, 6 hours later, its alive & moving & eating, so I have hopes it will make it. But my remaining Spitzhauben isn't doing well and there is one other one that doesn't look real good. So far its been the black sumatras and the spitzhaubens that fared the worse. Only one of the bigger chicks so far were dead. Can I complain about the PO now? Next time I order I'll try expedited.

Oh how sad... Maybe they can re-ship later in the summer?

Agree with you. That's great if you have one of the female black and white EE's, I heard it is rare. Pipsqueak looks a lot like my CW still, just with less feathers

They are getting so big Nancy, how are they doing outside in the coop. Do they still use the Brinsea or have you had that off for awhile?

Mrs Puff is more gray/white than black/white but I don't know if that makes a difference in rarity of them being female. I am always looking on here for gray/white EE's and don't see any. Maybe she will get some more color to her after a molt? But I think she's pretty and hope she's not a he because I want to see her full grown.
They love being outside. I don't free range them at all because of all the hawks but they seem happy in the big enclosure. I throw clumps of weeds/dirt/leaves in there so they can scratch around and they have a lot of things to climb on. I had the Brinsea out there for about a week but none of them ever went under it; not even Pipsqueak. They would sit on top of it so I took it out. I was all worried about them moving out there for nothing!

I don't blame you for switching to the shavings. My coop isn't all that big and since I work from home I can go out there and sift poo a few times a day. I kinda like it cause I then spend time with them a few times a day. And the bending over to scoop is a little extra exercise for me!
I hope you can post some pics soon of the little ones and big ones too! How long until you think you may get eggs?? Maybe just a few weeks?

Oh all your chickies are adorable!!!! Nancy I can't believe yours are so big already! I get mine next week! I ordered from mypetchicken back in February, but I assume they are comin from Meyers. I'm so excited, we are working on the coop, but still have alot work....

What are you getting?

 

[hopefulpeeps]

I'm getting 1EE, 1BO, 1 BA, 1 CW, 1 Speckled Sussex and 1 white rock!

 

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[MsChickenMomma]

You always take such good quality and cute pictures! Great job Pip!

 

[NotableNancy]

Awwwwwww. Adorable!!

I'm getting 1EE, 1BO, 1 BA, 1 CW, 1 Speckled Sussex and 1 white rock!

I would like a BO and White Rock too. Maybe someday. Keep us posted... only a few more days

 

[kbh82310]

If you already placed an order to ship in a couple months can you call and add chicks to the order? Right after I placed the order my hubby saw 2 more he wanted

 

[NanaLynn]

If you already placed an order to ship in a couple months can you call and add chicks to the order? Right after I placed the order my hubby saw 2 more he wanted

yup, you sure can, if they still have them available that is

 

[NanaLynn]

You always take such good quality and cute pictures! Great job Pip!

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