Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[christine9]

Exciting to have found this thread... My Meyer hatchery order will come in April. Can't wait!

Yay! How exciting! What did you order?

 

[christine9]

I did the coloring on the vent trick today for our CCL and BLRW. I'm pretty sure they are both laying but I want to see which is their egg. I remember when I got a dozen of the CCL eggs to hatch I put one of our EE eggs in there and I couldn't tell it apart so I think that may be happening here. We'll see. Sorry I didn't get any pictures taken, I pulled my phone out and it was dead. 

DH and I spent quite a bit of time in the run today. We held the two head roosters and let poor Carter come out of the coop for awhile. He hasn't been on the ground in a long time. He was really nervous at first but after he realized he wasn't going to get attacked he started scratching in the new straw I put down today and even mounted our little bantam EE. Our CCL roo is attacking him now too. Poor Carter is missing 2 toenails now.

We also made plans for some window coverings (about 4'x6') that will be able to be lifted to make shade in the summer and lowered to protect against rain/snow/wind. And talked about how to turn a small fenced off area in the goat pen into a place for meat birds.

I've been working on my garden plan slowly and got some seeds started inside. We are lucky and have a ton of raw space to work with but it's almost too much space, it's overwhelming trying to plan it and get it ready before spring is here.

We are supposed to get a big storm this weekend. I think I'll go out Sat morning before the snow starts and make sure everyone has enough food/water to last until Monday so I won't have to go out in the middle of the storm. We'll have the Sunday's eggs freeze but I'd rather that then go out in it. lol

We worked on our laundry room this morning. It used to have 2 sets of small cheap mismatched white cabinets in it. We took those down and put up the kitchen cabinets from our flooded basement kitchen. It gave us enough room to get the shelving unit we had in there out and it feels so much bigger now. We're hoping our next litter of puppies will be able to be kept in there instead of our kitchen. Eating and having a puppy poop right next to you is not the ideal thing. lol

I got our beehive and got that put together. Just need to paint it and it will be ready for our bees in a couple months.

Now I have some toddler boots to crochet, a dresser to paint, a garden to plan, a couple rooms to paint, and I need to pack for my trip next week. 

You're list looks like mine! I've been trying to get my garden together too. I am already behind on starting all my seeds. Hopefully I'll have time to get them started in the next couple days.

 

[MamaShell]

Exciting to have found this thread... My Meyer hatchery order will come in April. Can't wait!

Welcome to the club! What did you order?

 

[MamaShell]

I did the coloring on the vent trick today for our CCL and BLRW. I'm pretty sure they are both laying but I want to see which is their egg. I remember when I got a dozen of the CCL eggs to hatch I put one of our EE eggs in there and I couldn't tell it apart so I think that may be happening here. We'll see. Sorry I didn't get any pictures taken, I pulled my phone out and it was dead. 

DH and I spent quite a bit of time in the run today. We held the two head roosters and let poor Carter come out of the coop for awhile. He hasn't been on the ground in a long time. He was really nervous at first but after he realized he wasn't going to get attacked he started scratching in the new straw I put down today and even mounted our little bantam EE. Our CCL roo is attacking him now too. Poor Carter is missing 2 toenails now.

We also made plans for some window coverings (about 4'x6') that will be able to be lifted to make shade in the summer and lowered to protect against rain/snow/wind. And talked about how to turn a small fenced off area in the goat pen into a place for meat birds.

I've been working on my garden plan slowly and got some seeds started inside. We are lucky and have a ton of raw space to work with but it's almost too much space, it's overwhelming trying to plan it and get it ready before spring is here.

We are supposed to get a big storm this weekend. I think I'll go out Sat morning before the snow starts and make sure everyone has enough food/water to last until Monday so I won't have to go out in the middle of the storm. We'll have the Sunday's eggs freeze but I'd rather that then go out in it. lol

We worked on our laundry room this morning. It used to have 2 sets of small cheap mismatched white cabinets in it. We took those down and put up the kitchen cabinets from our flooded basement kitchen. It gave us enough room to get the shelving unit we had in there out and it feels so much bigger now. We're hoping our next litter of puppies will be able to be kept in there instead of our kitchen. Eating and having a puppy poop right next to you is not the ideal thing. lol

I got our beehive and got that put together. Just need to paint it and it will be ready for our bees in a couple months.

Now I have some toddler boots to crochet, a dresser to paint, a garden to plan, a couple rooms to paint, and I need to pack for my trip next week. 

Ok, is anyone else feeling inadequate after reading this list? Lol

 

[christine9]

Haha! My list looks the same but it will not get done!

 

[kkwinwy]

Yay! How exciting! What did you order?

Welcome to the club! What did you order?

Thanks! I ordered 1 Blue Cochin, 2 Lavendar Orpingtons, 1 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, 1 Welsummer, 1 Black Sumatra. All females (fingers crossed!). I like variety.

 

[autumnhearth]

So pretty! Some broody hens will pull out their breast feathers to help warm the eggs. Not sure if that is what is going on, just thought I would share what I have learned.

Hmm, it's possible... She is definitely still molting, pin feathers are still coming in on her tail and neck. She hasn't laid in two months, though I know hens can go broody while not laying, not sure if a molting hen would though. She does spend more time in the coop than the others, but I attributed that to the molting. Occasionally I will find her in a nest box hiding out but she doesn't stay there for too long. More often she hangs outside the nest box keeping the laying girls company. She was always like that, she would watch each girl lay their first egg, she was the last to lay in November. She does come out though, she eats and drink and scratches around with her sisters, though more often she huddles in a corner under the coop. We do have lots of straw under and in the coop now, hmm... I would actually love it if she went broody, I feel she would make the best mom. She is so calm, patient, tolerant and a great companion bird. Our Buff Orp has shown broody tendencies, but I don't let her stay on the nest and she doesn't go back. She is too jealous and demanding and she will occasionally peck my hands if I reach under her. But I would glad bring Victoria in at the beginning on March and sneak our chicks under her. I just doubt it would line up that way. We have the Brinsea Ecoglow and the husband feels we should get our money's worth out of it, but he agree she would probably make the best mom, we'll see. Wish I had some wooden eggs...

Got a few shots today of our gang today, found the two Wellies side by side in the nest box and I just so happened to have my phone.


Nutmeg, Saffron left after a few shots, didn't get any close of her.



Shots of Rocco. I don't think I posted here but on Valentine's Day my BF and I culled and processed Bruno, our second in command BO roo. Probably four days after my wrist surgery, the gang was out free ranging and it was duskish so figured better go get everyone rounded up and into the run. When I got out there all the hens were in the run and the two roo's were still in free range area. At first glance I thought they had found something like a mouse and where standing over it, but when I rounded the corner, my heart sunk. They were both bloody and they were fighting, not just squabbling but fighting. They were exhausted and I was able to grab Bruno with my good arm and yelled at my dear BF to come help. He grabbed Rocco, both were very bloody and it was dark, I have a bad arm and my BF couldn't deal with them atm due to work. So we put Bruno in the small coop and let Rocco be with the flock. I was so sad, why....I know chickens do this, but still, they had never fought. Anyway, the next day, I reviewed the video tapes from the chicken areas and found that they had been fighting for forty minutes, maybe longer as the beginning of the fight seemed to happen somewhere off camera view. The next day, I was able to look at them both and Bruno took the brunt of it of the top of his head and comb as evidenced by the missing feathers and blood. Rocco seemed to have healed from frostbite just fine, only to have some of his wattles ripped off during the fight. The flock is adjusting, Rocco is very Leary of me and looks a bit smaller than he used too, I think due to the frostbite on his wattles and now the stress & recovery from the fight. I am trying to win his heart by hand feeding him his fav snacks, grapes, BOSS and kale. A lot of the girls have bald backs from the boys obviously competing for dominance, so that helped seal the deal for Bruno. I have already seen some of the girls starting to get pin feather again.



I am still reading just can't type a whole bunch due to wrist, got my bandage or soft cast removed Monday, have about 4 inch incision. Restrictions for another 6 weeks. I am going batty now that I am feeling better, but can't push/pull/lift anything more than 2 pounds. Chickens included

so lots of reading and BYC.

Love your Wellies! Sorry to hear about your rooster trouble Try to take it easy, I'm sure it's frustrating, hope you continue healing!

I just love the wellies! I was never interested in them except for their eggs. I thought they'd be boring brown chickens. But I just love my pumpkin. She's really sweet and curious.

Sorry to hear about your boys. I guess it's one of those risks of keeping roos. Hoping you're back to yourself soon!

X2. Seeing all the Wellies on here actually makes me want them more for their looks than their eggs lol! So I shouldn't be disappointed if they aren't speckled. I think she'll look great with Victoria, Clara and Amelia our SGD, EE and GB. Love the partridge feathering.

Exciting to have found this thread... My Meyer hatchery order will come in April. Can't wait!

Welcome! We got our first chicks last April, getting a second small batch in March!

I love the dark brahmas too. We are getting one in a couple months.

Awesome! They are gorgeous!

 

[MamaShell]

Yay! How exciting! What did you order?

Welcome to the club! What did you order?

Thanks!  I ordered [COLOR=333333]1 Blue Cochin, 2 Lavendar Orpingtons, 1 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, 1 Welsummer, 1 Black Sumatra. All females (fingers crossed!). I like variety.[/COLOR]

Sounds like a beautiful mix! Do you have other chickens?

 

[MamaShell]

Haha! My list looks the same but it will not get done!

Same! Lol

 

[kkwinwy]

Sounds like a beautiful mix! Do you have other chickens?

Oh yes. I currently have 2 Buff Brahmas, 1 Golden Campine, 3 Frizzled Bantam Cochins, 1 (smooth) Bantam Cochin, and 1 Spitzhauben. They're good girls. They come when I call them, and beg incessantly for treats.