Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[celticgarden]

I'm expecting an order of 4 chicks from Meyer around Sept 18th. Looking forward to it. Two French copper Marans, one Spitzhauben and a Dominique. This will add to my year old layer flock of 1 buff orp, 2 black austrolorps (sp? LOL) 1 gold laced Wyandot, an EE, 1 blue hamburg, a sultan and a wee olandsk dwarf.

 

[jpenfield]

I'm expecting an order of 4 chicks from Meyer around Sept 18th. Looking forward to it. Two French copper Marans, one Spitzhauben and a Dominique. This will add to my year old layer flock of 1 buff orp, 2 black austrolorps (sp? LOL) 1 gold laced Wyandot, an EE, 1 blue hamburg, a sultan and a wee olandsk dwarf.

Thats so funny because I am expecting 4 chicks the same day!!!! except: 1 barred rock, 1 golden buff, 1 white cochin, and 1 light brahma.

 

[NotableNancy]

Here are some of my Meyer babies this morning taking a nap. I'm just so in love with these ducks, I still can't believe I finally got some!

So cute About how old are ducks when they lay eggs? Do you have a pond for them?

That is an awesome setup, love the deck! That is so funny about Big Red, your chicken supervisor. Your BA is so dainty looking and beautiful. Congrats on the double yolker, that's a big egg.

Your EE has such a dark beard. It looks like one of our new chicks may end up having a straight comb or a noodle comb. I hope she lays an egg color other then brown.

LOL... the BA in the pic does look dainty and feminine but I think she's my heaviest chicken! I was wondering if she should be on a diet

here's a pic of the 2 BA's... she's the big girl on the right...

She's so bossy when it comes to treats can you tell?
And I think it's a real toss up with the EE's and comb because Cleo my clean faced EE has a modified pea and lays a brown egg,
Mrs Puff has a true pea comb and lays a brown egg and Izzy's looks like a cross between Cleo's and Mrs. Puff and she lays green
I'm pretty sure I'm still waiting on BeeBee (the big black beard EE) to lay. I still haven't seen her in a nest and won't squat.
But she has a true pea comb so we'll see what happens.
I hope your 2 new ones lay a green or blue for you!!!
How old are your chicks now?

Congrats on the double yolker! We haven't cracked any of ours yet. I think I'll do that next time we need some eggs.

I love the coop!

Thanks!
I'm going to have it for dinner tomorrow night so I'll find out if it's a double yolker!

 

[Poohb10454]

Wow. I missed alot the few days I was gone. I have a lot of catching up to do.

I do have a question though. I have 2 GLW from the same meyer shipment and they both have different combs. Why would this be?

 

[NotableNancy]

Wow. I missed alot the few days I was gone. I have a lot of catching up to do.

I do have a question though. I have 2 GLW from the same meyer shipment and they both have different combs. Why would this be?

My only thought would be 'hatchery quality' meaning there could be some 'oops' in the breeds like my BB that is really not a BB but half LB and half BB as you can see here (I took this 2 days ago):



or is one a cockerel?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Single combed Wyandottes are not uncommon in hatchery stock. Rose combs are dominant, so the parent stock could be carrying the single comb gene but look like they have 'normal', hatchery quality rose combs.

NNancy, mixed color or not, your Brahma is gorgeous!

 

[NotableNancy]

Single combed Wyandottes are not uncommon in hatchery stock. Rose combs are dominant, so the parent stock could be carrying the single comb gene but look like they have 'normal', hatchery quality rose combs.

NNancy, mixed color or not, your Brahma is gorgeous!

awww, thanks. I think she has a very pretty face and she is one of my sweetest girls. Just kind of a loner though. Maybe when she starts laying she'll be one of the girls and hang out with them more.

 

[MsChickenMomma]

I should be getting an egg from my other Leghorn, Annie today. Yesterday she was going in and out of all of the nest boxes, and she was being very noisy most of the day. Alice was back in the nest box for about two minutes yesterday, so I'm thinking tomorrow might be a two egg day.

Sunni's comb has been getting a tiny bit bigger every day, but she hasn't squatted at all. So I'm wonding when I'll be expecting from her.

None of my other girls are showing any signs that they are going to start laying. Ellie and Lucy (EE and Golden Campine) have squatted once or twice, but that's about it. It's still kind of early for the other girls though. Annie and Alice are only 17 and a half weeks.

 

[kbh82310]

My only thought would be 'hatchery quality' meaning there could be some 'oops' in the breeds like my BB that is really not a BB but half LB and half BB as you can see here (I took this 2 days ago): or is one a cockerel?

I REALLY hope that's a hen, she is to pretty to get rid of! I wish Meyer sold those cause I really want one. She is beautiful!

So cute About how old are ducks when they lay eggs? Do you have a pond for them? LOL... the BA in the pic does look dainty and feminine but I think she's my heaviest chicken! I was wondering if she should be on a diet here's a pic of the 2 BA's... she's the big girl on the right... She's so bossy when it comes to treats can you tell? And I think it's a real toss up with the EE's and comb because Cleo my clean faced EE has a modified pea and lays a brown egg, Mrs Puff has a true pea comb and lays a brown egg and Izzy's looks like a cross between Cleo's and Mrs. Puff and she lays green I'm pretty sure I'm still waiting on BeeBee (the big black beard EE) to lay. I still haven't seen her in a nest and won't squat. But she has a true pea comb so we'll see what happens. I hope your 2 new ones lay a green or blue for you!!! How old are your chicks now? Thanks! I'm going to have it for dinner tomorrow night so I'll find out if it's a double yolker!

I'm not sure but I think around 25 weeks? They have a kiddie pool now but this year for Xmas they are getting one of those pond liners they have at Home Depot. That already has the pond shape molded in.

 

[NanaLynn]

I'm expecting an order of 4 chicks from Meyer around Sept 18th. Looking forward to it. Two French copper Marans, one Spitzhauben and a Dominique. This will add to my year old layer flock of 1 buff orp, 2 black austrolorps (sp? LOL) 1 gold laced Wyandot, an EE, 1 blue hamburg, a sultan and a wee olandsk dwarf.

Yay, I hope you post pics! Great selection!

So cute About how old are ducks when they lay eggs? Do you have a pond for them?

LOL... the BA in the pic does look dainty and feminine but I think she's my heaviest chicken! I was wondering if she should be on a diet

here's a pic of the 2 BA's... she's the big girl on the right...

She's so bossy when it comes to treats can you tell?
And I think it's a real toss up with the EE's and comb because Cleo my clean faced EE has a modified pea and lays a brown egg,
Mrs Puff has a true pea comb and lays a brown egg and Izzy's looks like a cross between Cleo's and Mrs. Puff and she lays green
I'm pretty sure I'm still waiting on BeeBee (the big black beard EE) to lay. I still haven't seen her in a nest and won't squat.
But she has a true pea comb so we'll see what happens.
I hope your 2 new ones lay a green or blue for you!!!
How old are your chicks now?


Thanks!
I'm going to have it for dinner tomorrow night so I'll find out if it's a double yolker!

Wow, she is a big chicken! She looks as big as my big girl Big Mama, the Orpington. I hope that my EE's lay anything other then brown, I'd take any other color, but if they lay brown that's fine too, but I'll still be a little disappointed and probably confused for awhile trying to figure out who laid what.

So how was that egg? Double yolker?

My chicks will be 6 weeks on Monday. They are so fun to watch. As soon as the big ones leave the coop, they take over, when I let the big one's out to free range, they take over the run. It is like a chick invasion. The big ones chase them, but no individual chick gets picked on since there are so many. I am still trying to figure out a good way to count them since they move so fast. I'd like to be able to count them and determine who is missing when I lock them up for the night. Yesterday I kept counting 15 chicks, then after getting worried I looked up and there was the 16th one in the rafters. The other girls never got up that high. Crazy chicks, but they are so much fun!

They also seem to have grown so much just from last week, I took some pics and will post them soon.

Wow. I missed alot the few days I was gone. I have a lot of catching up to do.

I do have a question though. I have 2 GLW from the same meyer shipment and they both have different combs. Why would this be?

Either way, they're both going to be pretty, that lacing is already coming in.

My only thought would be 'hatchery quality' meaning there could be some 'oops' in the breeds like my BB that is really not a BB but half LB and half BB as you can see here (I took this 2 days ago):



or is one a cockerel?

She is so beautiful, such a unique chicken. Does she have some Swedish Flower Hen in her too? maybe?

I should be getting an egg from my other Leghorn, Annie today. Yesterday she was going in and out of all of the nest boxes, and she was being very noisy most of the day. Alice was back in the nest box for about two minutes yesterday, so I'm thinking tomorrow might be a two egg day.

Sunni's comb has been getting a tiny bit bigger every day, but she hasn't squatted at all. So I'm wonding when I'll be expecting from her.

None of my other girls are showing any signs that they are going to start laying. Ellie and Lucy (EE and Golden Campine) have squatted once or twice, but that's about it. It's still kind of early for the other girls though. Annie and Alice are only 17 and a half weeks.

that is early. Did you get to white eggs yet from them?

Maybe Sunni needs to nutrients to heal anyway, so it might be good if she delays laying for awhile.

I REALLY hope that's a hen, she is to pretty to get rid of! I wish Meyer sold those cause I really want one. She is beautiful!
I'm not sure but I think around 25 weeks? They have a kiddie pool now but this year for Xmas they are getting one of those pond liners they have at Home Depot. That already has the pond shape molded in.

Wow, lucky ducks!! A pond?, neat!