Chickens We Love: Favorite Breeds from the Meyer Hatchery Family
by Kara F
Published October 15, 2024
Choosing the perfect chicken breed is often a personal journey, shaped by experience, farm needs, and sometimes, pure affection. At Meyer Hatchery, our team of dedicated employees and passionate brand ambassadors each have their own favorites, ranging from reliable egg layers to unique heritage breeds. In this post, we’re excited to share some of their top picks with you! With this group of contributors, you’ll get a peek into the variety of breeds we love, why they stand out, and how they fit into our flocks. Whether you’re looking for a friendly backyard bird or a reliable producer, these stories might just inspire you to find your next feathered friend!
Easter Eggers
Allison – Follow This Brand Ambassador
Easter Eggers are my favorite chicken breed. They have the sweetest temperaments and beautiful egg songs and crows. I love all of the different feather colors and patterns too. They make a great addition to any flock.
Black Copper Marans
Manda from Meyer Hatchery Customer Service
Favorite Chicken Breed: Black Cooper Marans
I love their personality, even within the roosters. Very laid back, chill and make great mothers. I love crossing them with Cream Legbars for creating a pretty egg basket full of Olive, Blue and Dark Brown eggs.
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
Susan from Meyer Hatchery Customer Service
Favorite Chicken Breed: Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
I love all the colors on that breed, Blue, Black and the Splash!
Blue Copper Marans
Emily E – Follow This Brand Ambassador
Favorite Meyer Hatchery breed: Blue Copper Marans
Our BCM is such an inquisitive girl, talkative and loves to be right where you are! She lays gorgeous dark brown eggs and is a main character in our flock!
Orpington
Jess – Marketing Lead at Meyer Hatchery
Orpingtons are such a wonderful, friendly, consistent-laying, hardy breed. Orpingtons were my first breed in my flock, and I’ve had the best experience with them ever since. Such a great beginner breed you will fall in love with the moment you add them to your flock!
Cream Legbar
Freshwater Family – Follow This Brand Ambassador
Favorite Meyer Hatchery breed: Cream Legbar
I fell in love with this breed from the start. The chicks are full of personality and then the feathering is stunning as well as their egg coloring! Absolutely will always have cream legbars in my flock!
Austra White
Michelle – Meyer Hatchery Employee
Austra White are a calm dependable breed. They are hardy in all climates and lay a lot of eggs weekly. This breed will always be found in my flock!
Easter Egger
Amber from Meyer Hatchery Customer Service
Easter Egger are so sweet and friendly, plus they give you such colorful eggs. You certainly can’t beat their adorable muffs or inquisitive nature. I think everyone needs an Easter Egger or 10 in their flock!
Ameraucana
Anne from Meyer Hatchery Customer Service
Ameraucanas are very friendly, full bodied chickens. They lay 4-6 beautiful blue eggs a week.
Wheaten Olive Egger
Patty from Meyer Hatchery Customer Service
Favorite Meyer Hatchery breed: Wheaten Olive Egger
These girls are talkative, but not loud, unless they are trying to get my attention. They are very friendly, and curious, and they bring some great colors to my egg basket! My favorite hen, “Cream of Wheaten”, loves to be held, and is always nearby to help me with my chicken chores, and taste test the treats, to ensure they are up to par for the flock.
Blue Splash Marans
Oliva – Previous Meyer Hatchery Brand Ambassador
Favorite Meyer Hatchery breed: Splash Marans
The Blue Splash Maran is not only a beautilul breed, they are very friendly and lay a beautiful speckled brown egg. There is a large variety of splash coloring on the chicken that is beautiful.
Swedish Flower Hen
Lauren from Meyer Hatchery Blog and Marketing
The Swedish Flower Hen is my favorite chicken breed because of its unique appearance and hardiness. They have stunning colors, are friendly, and make great egg-layers!
We hope these favorites from our team have inspired you to explore new breeds for your flock. What is your personal favorite breed? Whether you’re adding to your coop or just starting out, there’s a perfect bird for everyone!
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