Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[MamaShell]

I love the colors of the RIRs right now. Wish they would keep these wing feathers!

So beautiful!
Everyone else is getting big and sprouting wings:
Buff Orpington

Delaware

Golden Buff

Black Australorp

Barred Rock or Dominique:

I am beginning to think this is a Dominique. I have two that have more white in their wing feathers than do the other 3.

One of my BOs was trying to take a dust bath in the food. Should I put in a small container of sand? Do I need to add DE??

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

MamaShell, my babies dust bathe in the brooder shavings, I wouldn't add DE at this young age because its too dusty. I'm sure they would appreciate plain sand

 

[greeneggchick15]

These babies are 7 weeks now but here are their baby pics

Olive egger

White leghorn

Olive egger

Silkie

Partridge cochin

 

[NanaLynn]

I love the colors of the RIRs right now. Wish they would keep these wing feathers!


Barred Rock or Dominique:

I am beginning to think this is a Dominique. I have two that have more white in their wing feathers than do the other 3.

One of my BOs was trying to take a dust bath in the food. Should I put in a small container of sand? Do I need to add DE??

Are you sure that is a RIR, she just looks so light in coloring. She's very pretty! Can you see a comb on the last one? Straight comb is BR, rose comb, Dominique. She does look a lot like my Dominique as a chick too.

I do not use DE at all, but especially not for the young chicks. I agree with RoostersCrow, sand is a good option. I also added dirt to the chick dust bath. I started out with a sandwich size tupperware container and had to upgrade to a plastic shoe box. Once one starts, everyone wants to get in. They are so much fun to watch too. Have you added a tiny roost for them too? You can also add a clod of grass with the dirt. Just make sure nothing is treated with fertilizer.

These babies are 7 weeks now but here are their baby pics

Olive egger


White leghorn


Olive egger


Silkie


Partridge cochin

Great pics and cute chicks! Love the names too!

 

[NanaLynn]

So our hen, Daisy is getting more abusive to the younger ones. She made Campi, our Golden Campine's head bloody. I plan on moving her out of the coop to chicken jail for about a week. She is just so mean to the 16 younger ones. I feel sorry for her since she is the only one of the 6 young chicks to survive the dog attack last year, she always was mean though even as a chick. She is always mounting the younger pullets and pecking their heads and combs. This is the first time I have seen blood. I think the problem has gotten worse since they cannot free range because of all the construction.

Also since she is the only one of her hatch to survive she gets picked on by the 5 older hens, but they are not as abusive to her. So I guess chicken jail it is!

Do any of you have White Rocks? Are they usually this mean?

 

[trsturself]

Lockdown is TODAY!! I cannot believe it!

Olive is going back outside with the flock tomorrow. I would have done it sooner, but it's supposed to be cold tonight. I think at this point, she just needs chicken company.

Can't wait to see pics of your progress, Lynn.

hope you have a good hatch! Remind us what eggs you set.
I found that our injured/sick chickens recover a lot faster the sooner we can get them out with the flock. Of course we always wait until it's safe, but the sooner the better.

So our hen, Daisy is getting more abusive to the younger ones. She made Campi, our Golden Campine's head bloody. I plan on moving her out of the coop to chicken jail for about a week. She is just so mean to the 16 younger ones. I feel sorry for her since she is the only one of the 6 young chicks to survive the dog attack last year, she always was mean though even as a chick. She is always mounting the younger pullets and pecking their heads and combs. This is the first time I have seen blood. I think the problem has gotten worse since they cannot free range because of all the construction.

Also since she is the only one of her hatch to survive she gets picked on by the 5 older hens, but they are not as abusive to her. So I guess chicken jail it is!

Do any of you have White Rocks? Are they usually this mean?

Oh wow! We don't have anyone mean like that even though we have 3 different groups, one of which is a lone polish. I had one mean one but I gave her to a friend. She isn't mean there because she had to be lower on the pecking order and she lets them free range on 2 acres. I'm sure the added stress of being cooped up isn't helping matters. I hope she settles down after chicken jail.

 

[christine9]

@trsturself
My first sick chicken and first hatch at the same time! Ahh!
Olive doesn't seem 100% but maybe she's just lonely?? I wormed and treated her for cocci and am giving her electrolytes but she isn't quite right.
I have 2 barred rocks, 2 EEs, and 8 BBS AMs. The AMs are two days ahead of the others but all air cells are looking good.

 

[trsturself]

@trsturself
My first sick chicken and first hatch at the same time! Ahh!
Olive doesn't seem 100% but maybe she's just lonely?? I wormed and treated her for cocci and am giving her electrolytes but she isn't quite right.
I have 2 barred rocks, 2 EEs, and 8 BBS AMs. The AMs are two days ahead of the others but all air cells are looking good.

Does it seem like she has anything contagious or just not acting herself? It could definitely be depression. When we've had injured chickens in the house to nurse them, they don't act themselves at all. They just sit there. But as soon as they get outside it's like a different chicken!

So exciting. Keep us updated.

 

[Cluck Wild Farm]

Here are a few of our Meyer chicks the day they arrived - a mixture of EE's, OE's, Leghorn, Black Copper Marans, Blue Cochins.


And here they are at 7 weeks old:

Bluebell, Blue Cochin


Clockwise from left: Blanche (Leghorn), Esme (OE), Hazel (EE), Morning Glory (Blue Cochin), and Grizelda (EE)


Closeup of Grizelda (EE)


Nutmeg (left), our green eyed Black Copper Marans beauty, and Andora, the black eyed devil OE.


I love, love, LOVE Meyer Hatchery! I'm expecting a new shipment of chicks at the post office tomorrow

 

[christine9]

Does it seem like she has anything contagious or just not acting herself? It could definitely be depression. When we've had injured chickens in the house to nurse them, they don't act themselves at all. They just sit there. But as soon as they get outside it's like a different chicken!

So exciting. Keep us updated.

I honestly have no idea if she is contagious. She isn't pooping right. That is the only sign something is wrong.