Meyer Hatchery Poultry Resource
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Chickens: The Perfect Permaculture Partner
Discover how chickens boost permaculture with natural pest control and fertilization. Tips for integrating chickens into your garden and more!
Boredom Busters for the Brooder
Learn all about boredom busters for the brooder! Treats, dust baths, interaction and more! Keep your chicks stress free and happy.
Bald Spots in Day-Old or Young Chicks: Should I Worry?
Brooding can be so much fun, but no one expects bald spots on their chicks! Learn about what causes them, and if you need to worry.
Hardware Disease in Poultry
Chickens’ curious foraging habits can put them at risk for hardware disease—a serious condition caused by ingesting metal objects. Learn the warning signs, treatment options, and simple prevention tips to help keep your flock safe.
Probiotics For Your Flock
Probiotics can be a helpful supplement for supporting your flock’s gut health, digestion, and immunity. Learn when to use probiotics for chickens—including after antibiotics, during stressful times, when introducing new chicks, and while recovering from illness—and how beneficial bacteria can help keep your birds healthy.
Eggshells in the Garden
Don’t toss those eggshells! Discover simple ways to reuse them in your garden, compost, and worm bin for healthier soil and plants.
How To Be Successful With The Deep Litter Method
The Deep Litter Method can be a low-maintenance way to manage your chicken coop—but it isn’t foolproof. Learn why moisture, poor ventilation, and the wrong bedding can cause problems, plus simple tips to make deep litter work for your flock.
Using Poultry in a Regenerative Garden
Discover how poultry can support regenerative agriculture by improving soil health, cycling nutrients, controlling pests, and adding biodiversity. From chicken tractors to cover crops, learn simple ways your flock can help build healthier, more productive soil.
Quail: Which Breed Is Best For You?
Discover the best quail breed for your backyard, homestead, or home. From productive and beginner-friendly Coturnix to flighty Bobwhites, charming Button quail, and unique wild varieties, learn which quail is the right fit for your goals.
Can Using a Chicken Tractor Help Reduce Flock Expenses?
Can a chicken tractor save you money? Absolutely. Learn how a portable poultry pen can reduce feed, bedding, cleaning, and labor costs while providing fresh pasture, pest control, fertilization, and protection from predators.
Tips to Reduce Feed Waste
Save money on poultry feed with simple strategies that reduce waste while keeping your flock healthy. Learn how proper storage, smarter feeding methods, fermented feed, the right feed type, and free-ranging can help you get more value from every bag of feed.
Naturally Growing Treats for Your Flock
Skip the expensive treats and let nature help feed your flock! Discover common backyard plants and wild greens that are packed with vitamins and nutrients your chickens will love—all for free. From dandelions to wild berries, these natural treats are a healthy, budget-friendly way to add variety to your flock’s diet.
Incubating During a Power Outage
Power outages during incubation can be stressful, but they don’t always mean a failed hatch. Learn practical tips to protect your hatching eggs during a blackout, from using a UPS battery backup to insulating your incubator and knowing when cooling the eggs may actually help. With a little preparation, your hatch can still be a success.
Beautiful Chaos When Free-Ranging Your Flock
Free-ranging chickens bring healthier birds, richer eggs, and plenty of backyard charm—but they can also create a little chaos. Discover the benefits, common challenges, and practical tips for letting your flock roam while protecting your garden, neighbors, and peace of mind.
What Your Chicken’s Comb Can Tell You
Learn what your chickens’ combs can reveal about their health, laying status, and overall well-being. From bright red to pale, blue, or blackened combs, discover the key signs to watch for and how daily observation can help you catch potential health issues early.
Standard vs Bantam Chicken Breeds
Trying to decide between bantam and standard-sized chickens? While both make wonderful additions to a flock, they differ in size, space requirements, hardiness, egg production, and cost. This blog post breaks down the key differences to help you choose the best breed type for your space, climate, and poultry goals.
Poultry Health and Feed Additives
Discover the key supplements that help keep your flock healthy, productive, and thriving. From probiotics and garlic to essential minerals and vitamins, learn which nutrients support gut health, immunity, egg quality, and overall poultry wellness year-round.
What Poultry Can Teach Children
Raising poultry can teach children far more than how to care for animals. From responsibility and patience to empathy and work ethic, caring for chickens and other poultry offers valuable life lessons that can help children grow in confidence and character.
Processing Day Done? Here’s How to Store Your Chickens
Wondering how much freezer space meat chickens require? Learn practical storage tips for freezing, canning, and dehydrating chicken, plus smart ways to reduce waste and maximize space after processing your birds.
