Meyer's "make a meal" mystery chick

[SnootyHen]

If you check the box for the free "make a meal" chick with a Meyer order, can it be literally anything they have? Including bantams or boys? I was hesitant to check the box because I can't have roos where I live but now I am kind of wishing I had and thinking about calling them to add it on to my order.

 

[MGG]

Meyers is a decent hatchery, but figure in advance that a "free, make-a-meal" chick is gonna be male. It's a matter of economics ... and females sell.

Almost everyone I've talked to that has gotten one gets a female, unless they get mostly meat birds. The point of it is for people who are getting hens for pets or laying to donate the meal maker hen's eggs to people in need, and for people who are getting meat birds to donate the meat of the meal maker bird to people in need.

 

[SnootyHen]

They added it for me! How exciting -- thanks!!

 

[ladybrasa]

I'd love to see pics of her if you have any.

piccies of chickies

 

[SnootyHen]

I got a RIR for my bonus chick! Very happy with all of them. Pics to come once they settle in some. @Blueblacksplash have yours arrived?

 

[TwoShepherds]

They are supposed to give you the same kind that you ordered.... if you ordered female layers you should get a pullet. If you ordered meat birds, you'd get a meat bird. Mine (from my order in May) was a black jersey giant pullet.

 

[rayrose]

Meyer's has what they call the MM breed of the week, usually a Golden Buff, and you can ask for a pullet and not a roo. My first MM was a Golden Buff, but my second was a Black Australorp. When I questioned them as to why I got the BA, when the MM was supposed to be a GB, I was told that the person packing your order makes the decision as they pack your order.

 

[NatJ]

Meyers is a decent hatchery, but figure in advance that a "free, make-a-meal" chick is gonna be male. It's a matter of economics ... and females sell.

https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=MMMF
"What will my Meyer Meal Maker be? We will include a free extra chick that is similar to what is already on your order. Example: If you ordered all female layers, we send another female layer. Same goes if you order all meat birds - we would send a meat bird."

That's a quote directly from Meyers' website, so I would hope it's accurate!

 

[NatJ]

One can hope! But there's also the quote that only guarantees a 90% accuracy with vent-sexing. Fingers crossed!

True. The one talks about what gender they intend to send, and the other about how likely they are to actually send that gender.

 

[SnootyHen]

Hope its a Barred Rock. The RiR are alright, I guess - they have their uses, but of the two, I think I prefer the BR.

I've always been a sucker for redheads but I think my boys would prefer the BR as well. We were picking apples last weekend and went to visit the chickens and they were all pretty mad at me that we don't have a striped chicken. Yet. I showed them the goats we also don't have. Yet. Can't wait to see who shows up tomorrow!