Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[christine9]

Ok, so I do have one EE coming with my order. I think we've done this before, but I'm curious what color eggs you guys get from your EEs. I'm hoping it will calm my anxiety over finding a blue egg layer.

 

[NotableNancy]

This is my 100th post & I had to come to this thread to make it! I have to say that I consider you my "friends" in here - the Meyer's group! Thanks for welcoming me & giving such great advice...as well as enabling me, commiserating, and encouraging me to hit refresh a million times a day on the Meyer's webpage!!!

I still have a little less than 2 months before my little peepers come home, but I know you all will be holding my hand and helping me through the wait!

HUGS!!!!!

Have a wonderful rest of your weekend everyone!

And - POST 100!!!!

Congrats on the 100! You are going to be so ready when your chicks arrive... your posts sound like you have had chickens for years!

Thanks! They were so happy that they did not want to go back into the coop. 10 did go in on their own and then I had to round up the other 12! The last one in was a Delaware, of course! They are so independent. Trying to catch the little ones was a real task. I am so glad no one was filming me! LOL

They are getting big - they will be 9 weeks on Monday. It's funny that they look so big to me, but, I went with my son on a coop tour today in Westport, CT and cannot believe how much bigger they will still get! I will tell you that I went on this tour thinking that I was going to see some elaborate coops at huge homes. Instead, we saw coops that were much simpler and smaller than ours. But, we met a lot of really nice people, who obviously enjoy keeping chickens and sharing their passion with others, and the settings were so serene. It was such a beautiful day to spend with my almost 21-year old son. It just reinforced that this is the lifestyle for me! Obviously, you all agree or you wouldn't be on this site. Thank you all in the "Meyer Hatchery" forum for sharing your enthusiasm!

That sounds like such a nice day... visiting coops with your son. My first though when you said you went with your son was he must be about 6 yrs old and following behind you wide eyed and enthusiastic ... but 21!! You are so lucky your 21 yr old went with you!! Mine would rather have a root canal LOL. So jealous!! Sigh.

I ended up taking the Buckeye to the swap this morning. I was standing near the front of the store by the registers waiting for the coordinator to come up and started talking to a teenage girl who wanted to see him, she peeked inside and he flew up onto my arm, a minute later a man walked in, asked what I had and said he'd take him. I didn't even make it into the swap! I guess its a good thing as I only had an hour and a half that I could be there (crazy busy weekend with family). But honestly I was kinda in shock for the rest of the day, it's like okay...

The teenager immediately asked him what he was going to do with him, he said he was going to put him with his hens and said "I'm not going to eat him, I've got white birds for eating". So that little roo is either in for a great life with his own harem or perhaps a rude awakening when he tries to boss hens four times his size. Hopefully they put him in check quickly and teach him some manners. I wish I had asked the guy more questions, but he didn't seem like the type to wax poetically about his flock. I totally cried on the way home even though I know our flock will be more peaceful without him, the brooder is so much more quiet tonight. I feel guilty I couldn't provide him a good home and anxious that I don't know what kind of environment he is in. Still I wish him a happy life with the hens.

When your buckeye pops into your head and you start thinking all kinds of crazy things just tell yourself that he's living the good life. And believe it

You did the right thing. To be a good flock master sometimes we have to make difficult decisions.

Ok, so I do have one EE coming with my order. I think we've done this before, but I'm curious what color eggs you guys get from your EEs. I'm hoping it will calm my anxiety over finding a blue egg layer.

I think I'm the exception here... 4 EE's from Meyer and only 2 green egg layers but they are great layers. Mrs. Puff was a good layer of a very large cream egg and my other EE lays a large-extra large pretty cream egg too. Almost off white. 3 of them have the beard, pea comb, green legs (all EE characteristics but no green egg which surprised me) and the one has no beard and noodle comb so I was expecting a non green egg layer. Izzy, one of my green layers, stopped laying the entire winter, the only one of my flock to do so, but maybe she will lay longer into her life?

 

[rnchick74]

Congrats on the 100! You are going to be so ready when your chicks arrive... your posts sound like you have had chickens for years!

Thanks! I think raising parrots helps a little, but I definitely want to be as prepared as possible! I'm an RN, so I'm pretty analytical when it comes to things. But I'm very glad that I found this forum. It is interesting what you were saying about the color eggs your EE lay. So they aren't guaranteed to lay blue/green eggs then. That's really good to know! I was considering getting one if i couldn't get a cream legbar or BAM. I'm not going to since the only reason was to appease my son's request for a blue egg layer. Even if I have to get one locally from a breeder...I will hold out. I have a couple of leads from craigslist that I will follow up on after I we pick up our chicks from Meyers...still hoping for a miracle!

 

[rnchick74]

Right back atcha!

 

[rnchick74]

Congrats! And, Ditto!

Thanks!!! Hugs to you too!!!

 

[NotableNancy]

Thanks! I think raising parrots helps a little, but I definitely want to be as prepared as possible! I'm an RN, so I'm pretty analytical when it comes to things. But I'm very glad that I found this forum. It is interesting what you were saying about the color eggs your EE lay. So they aren't guaranteed to lay blue/green eggs then. That's really good to know! I was considering getting one if i couldn't get a cream legbar or BAM. I'm not going to since the only reason was to appease my son's request for a blue egg layer. Even if I have to get one locally from a breeder...I will hold out. I have a couple of leads from craigslist that I will follow up on after I we pick up our chicks from Meyers...still hoping for a miracle!

Nope, no guarantee. Just very likely. I remember, not sure who, said even the Olive Eggers have a chance of laying a non green/olive egg. That surprised me but I guess since they're mutts you just never know.

 

[rnchick74]

Nope, no guarantee. Just very likely. I remember, not sure who, said even the Olive Eggers have a chance of laying a non green/olive egg. That surprised me but I guess since they're mutts you just never know.

Wow! You learn something new everyday. VERY good to know if you are wanting a specific egg color. I will definitely keep up the search for a cream legbar or BAM. Thanks for the heads up!!!! You rock!!!

 

[rnchick74]

A CREAM LEGBAR FEMALE JUST BECAME AVAILABLE FOR MAY 27 HATCHDAY!!!!

If that works for anyone - RUN to the website and grab it!!!!

 

[christine9]

A CREAM LEGBAR FEMALE JUST BECAME AVAILABLE FOR MAY 27 HATCHDAY!!!!

If that works for anyone - RUN to the website and grab it!!!!

Tempted to add a whole order around that one!

 

[rnchick74]

Tempted to add a whole order around that one!

I would if I could have more than 6 chicks!!!!