The Coop with Meyer Hatchery

Today we’re discussing flying the coop as part of our A Year With Chickens Series. We dedicate one episode per month to this series, covering what to expect when raising a chicken in that particular month. For the month of September, we’re taking a look at all things outside of the coop now that your chicks have matured. We’ll discuss everything from how to free-range, to preparing for molt and how to literally keep your flock from flying the coop with wing trimming.  

In this episode you'll: 

• Get Answers To All Your Free-Ranging Questions
• Learn What To Expect When Chickens Molt
• Better Understand How To Properly Trim Wings

Important Links:

• Poultry Pick Of The Week: Silkies
• The Benefits Of Free-Ranging – blog
• How To Clip Your Chicken’s Wings – blog
• Supporting Your Flock Through Molting – blog
• Episode 16 – Transitions
• Use Code THECOOP and receive 20% off your first bag of First Saturday Lime, here!

Also don't forget to join our exclusive Facebook Group "Inside The Coop" and submit your Poultry Pride Story, here!

Let’s take a Meyer Moment to talk about your hen’s egg-eating habit! Chickens enjoy eating eggs just as much as we do. If you are finding broken or half-eaten eggs in your nesting boxes, it can be incredibly frustrating. Left unstopped, the destructive behavior of egg-eating can become harder to correct. So how do you break this bad habit? We’ll provide tips on preventing the habit from forming, and how to break an egg-eating hen. 

Hey everyone! Welcome back to The Coop with Meyer Hatchery - where we talk all things poultry in hopes of educating crazy chicken keepers and inspiring future flock owners. I’m your host Kendra and today we have a special news alert. 

Recently, the United States Postal Service has been making headlines. Meyer Hatchery has released our official statement stemming from political and pandemic frustrations centered around shipping concerns in hopes of offering customers support and relieving fears. I’ll be sure to link the press release below in the show notes but would like to take a brief moment to read it for you here.  

Important Links

• Full Press Release
• Meyer Hatchery Website
• Meyer Hatchery Blog
• Episode 10 - Shipping at Meyer Hatchery

Let’s take a Meyer Moment to talk about yellow egg yolks! Many people believe that eggs with dark yellow or sunset orange yolks, taste richer and are healthier for you. While there isn’t much scientific research available, that supports this theory, most of us can’t deny the fact that “fresh is best” when it comes to our eggs. Do you know, what it takes, to get those darker yolks?

Previously we covered poultry abnormalities and now it’s time to talk about eggshells. Have you ever wandered out to the coop for your daily collection, only to find a misshapen, soft, or just strange-looking egg? We’ll cover 16 of the most common eggshell abnormalities you may find from your backyard flock.

In this episode you'll: 

• Learn How An Eggshell is Produced
• Discover 16 Of The Most Common Eggshell Abnormalities
• Learn How To Correct The Cause

Important Links:

• Egg Anatomy - blog post
• Oyster Shells
• How An Eggshell Is Made - scientific article 
  
  

Also don't forget to join our exclusive Facebook Group "Inside The Coop" and submit your Poultry Pride Story, here!

Let’s take a Meyer Moment to talk about your nesting boxes! With your hens laying regularly now and egg collection part of your routine, there are a few additions you can make to your nesting boxes to benefit you and your chickens!

On The Coop today, you’ll hear how an education in design and engineering, love of poultry, and an entrepreneurial spirit lead Hanns Paul and his Co-Founders to launch Omlet. Growing from coops to chicken keeping accessories and other pet supplies, Omlet products are now available in Europe, America, Australia, and New Zealand. 

So what happens when you take an age-old concept and totally re-imagine it? You get questioned and passed up at trade shows. That didn’t stop four college friends in their quest to revolutionize chicken housing standards, simplifying chicken keeping for urban backyards and bringing farm fresh eggs to the garden. After finishing school they set out to just that...

In this episode you'll: 

• Hear How Omlet Found It's Start
• Learn More About Omlet Chicken Coops
• Catch Hann's Favorite Omlet Product - A Customer Request!

Important Links:

• Omlet Eglu Cube
• Omlet
• Yellow High-Vis Chicken Jacket 
• Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben 
  
  

Also don't forget to join our exclusive Facebook Group "Inside The Coop" and submit your Poultry Pride Story, here!

Let’s take a Meyer Moment, to talk about how to break a broody hen. Broodiness is great if you’re wanting to hatch eggs. But if you’ve hit your chick limit, you may be faced with breaking your hen, of her broody behavior. Today we’re going to cover what broodiness looks like and how to stop it. 

Today we’re taking a look at laying eggs, as part of our A Year With Chickens Series. We dedicate one episode per month to this series, covering what to expect when raising a chicken in that particular month. For the month of August, we're taking a look at how to prepare for when your flock begins laying eggs. We’ll discuss everything from how to tell your chicken is going to begin laying, to how to collect, clean, and store eggs. After making it through the brooding phase and coop integration, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Are you egg-cited? 

In this episode you'll: 

• Hear How To Tell If Your Hen Is Going To Begin Laying
• Get Tips For Collection, Cleaning and Storing Eggs
• Learn The Symptoms of Egg Binding + How-To Treat

Important Links:

• Poultry Pick Of The Week: Easter Eggers
• Signs Your Hen Will Begin Laying Soon - Blog Post
• What Are Pullet Eggs - Blog Post
• Cleaning & Storing Eggs - Blog Post
• Egg Production Tracker

Also don't forget to join our exclusive Facebook Group "Inside The Coop" and submit your Poultry Pride Story, here!

Let’s take a Meyer Moment to talk about the moment you and your chickens have been waiting for….the annual Meyer Hatchery Catalog Cover Contest! Enter your best photos now to land the front cover of the Meyer Hatchery 2021 Poultry Catalog. Did you know Kendra not only is a podcast host but designed last year’s catalog? She’s back at it again this year and has a few insider tips for you!