Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[jonsccm]

The chicks don't seem as active this morning. I wouldn't say they're lethargic though. Newbie paranoia I think.

Shipped chicks have gone through an traumatizing experience. They are very tired. Once the get enough food and water the tend to chill out for a time. Electrolytes should give them a boost

 

[christine9]

My chicks are due to hatch/ship tomorrow and hopefully arrive Tuesday. All of the anxiety I didn't feel the past few months since ordering is catching up to me now

Yay! Are these your first chicks? Would love to see pictures once they are settled

I ordered chicks for the very first time. I decided on Meyers Hatchery because its pretty close to where I live. I have to say my chicks were hatched and shipped on a Monday. My boys and I had a lot of fun tracking them thru postal service. Then, Tues morning at 5am I received a email they were at my local post office. My post office called me at 7:30am saying I can come get my chicks. They let me in the back door ,since they were closed. (great service). My 8 chicks were all fine. I have 4 buff orps and 4 barred rocks. Chirping away. I put them in the brooder as soon as I got home. They are 1 week old today. I also talked to customer service rep about my sons NPIP cert for 4H. She was great. Overall great service. I appreciate all the great advice on this site. .

Cute! Love Buff Orps! Congrats! Our girls are 7 weeks/50 days old and have gotten so big and have stopped going under their warmer. Looking back at our chick pics from last year, at that age they were big too. Of course there is some variation: Please excuse the fuzzy image but this illustrates the size difference between our Brahma and Welsummer. A little concerned the Brahma looks like a cockerel in this pic, really hoping that's not the case. Christine do you have pics of your Brahma's at this age? Snow was very concerned about a sound from downstairs, she stood frozen like that for over a minute.

Oh, mine had me worried for a while...

 

[COChix]

We are getting close to hatching our first chick from our Meyer flock. It will be a Buff Orph x Easter Egger.

 

[christine9]

So woke up to 12 pips this am, first pip is now unzipping and I am hearing peeping from the bator now.

First pip making bigger hole.

Our alpha female has now taken up hatch watch with me.

How cute and so so exciting!

 

[TiaRC]

Was this the leans adopt me bargain? If it was I'm jealous I didn't get anything interesting besides a black polish. Lol

Yes it was! I wish I got a polish lol

 

[ImNotYogi]

I have some probiotic and electrolyte mixture with them along with plain water. They were chowing down and drinking for hours it seems yesterday.

 

[autumnhearth]

Shipped chicks have gone through an traumatizing experience. They are very tired. Once the get enough food and water the tend to chill out for a time. Electrolytes should give them a boost

Agreed have seen that with both our batches.

Oh, mine had me worried for a while...

Thanks. Do you have recent pics of her, any of her being held or next to a person or another chicken for scale. My husband is still having a hard time deciding on a name.

We are getting close to hatching our first chick from our Meyer flock. It will be a Buff Orph x Easter Egger.

So exciting!

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Yes it was! I wish I got a polish lol

I'd be happy with a few blues. Lol.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

My lil boy blue.

My lil polish

The rest lol

You can barely see the lil polish

 

[autumnhearth]

My lil boy blue.


You can barely see the lil polish

Duck, duck, goose! What a handsome little guy, I like his coloring. Who's the black cockerel?