FLOCK GOALS
28-DAY CHALLENGE
Resource Page
Welcome to the
Flock Ready – 28 Day Challenge
This page will be your one-stop shop to prepare you for your new flock!
Good books make an excellent resource to have on hand and reference at a moment’s notice.
Our Top Must Reads
- Storeys Guide to Raising Chickens
- A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens
- Hatching and Brooding Your Own Chicks
- Chicken Health Handbook
- Storeys Guide to Raising Poultry
- Keep Chickens: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces
- Poultry Breeds: The Pocket Guide to 104 Essential Breeds
- The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference
Shop Books
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens
A Kids Guide to Keeping Chickens
Chicken Health Handbook
Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry
Keep Chickens!
The Chicken Encyclopedia
Poultry Breeds
We offer many social platforms to learn and expand your poultry knowledge. Go ahead follow/subscribe to one or all of them!
YouTube
Podcast
Our Blog
We offer a blog that is full of information about incubating, brooding, poultry health, and so much more. Make it your premier poultry resource today!
Some Of Our Favorites
Brooding For Beginners
Friendliest Roosters
Top Breed Picks for a Family Friendly Flock
Raising Meat Birds In A Tractor
Our YouTube channel is a place to learn about various poultry breeds, products, and projects to enhance your experience in poultry rearing.
Watch a few of our favorites ⇒
Use our podcast to learn all things poultry. Our hope is to inspire crazy chicken keepers and educating future flock owners!
Get to know our podcast hosts, Kendra and Jeff, in our first episode and learn more about our fun poultry themed podcast!
Episode 01: Before you Begin
Episode 11 & 12: Adam Danforth
Episode 09: Chicken Tractors
Episode 14: Gardening with Chickens
Episode 30: 10 Things They Didn’t Tell You About Raising Chickens
Website Tips & Tricks
Jess hopped into our new website to show you our My Saved Items or Favorites feature! Create a list of your dream poultry quickly and easily! Click below to learn all about this amazing new feature.
Meyer Hatchery ships live poultry on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays depending on the poultry types ordered. All orders are shipped USPS Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express.
You may also pick up select chick orders. Live poultry and hatching egg orders will be available for pick up at our retail store during the first 48 hours after hatch or being packed.
Retail Store Hours:
| Extended Peak Season | Off-Peak Season |
| Mar 1 – May 25 2021 | May 26 2021 – Feb 28 2022 |
| Mon: 8:30am – 7:00pm Tues: 8:30am – 6:00pm Wed – Fri: 8:30am – 5pm Sat: 8:00am – 12pm Sun: Closed | Mon – Fri: 9:00am – 5:00pm Sat: 8:00am – 12:00pm Sun: Closed |
While you’re looking at all of the wonderful breeds Meyer Hatchery carries be sure to check out the care hands icon. One-click will take you to step by step instructions on how to prepare and care for your new arrivals!
Jess is hanging out in the website to tell you more about the care button feature! Watch below to learn more!
We have phones, chats, and emails available from 8am to 10pm EST
7 days a week
Your chicks are ordered, and now it’s time to get their brooder space together. Download our FREE Chick Brooding Checklist to ensure you don’t forget any important item!
There are many great items you can use for a brooder. As you brood more, you will find the best option for your space and new babies.
Some Brooder Options
- Plastic Tote
- Kiddie Pool
- Brooder Panels
- Cardboard Brooder Guard
- Universal Playpen
- Water Trough
- Homemade set up made from wood
Shop Brooder Options
Brooder Panels
Brooder Guard
Universal Playpen
Read more about what each type of poultry needs brooder wise here.
Use a brooder heat plate or traditional heat lamp & a 250-watt heat bulb You can adjust the height of your lamp to change the temperature. A good start is 90-95 degrees Fahrenheit. Reduce the heat by 5-7 degrees each week until you reach 65-70 degrees.
Heat Source Options
- Traditional Heat Lamp & 250-watt bulb
- Brooder Heat Plate
- Gas Brooder
Shop Heat Source Options
Standard Heat Lamp
250 Watt Heat Bulb
Heat Lamp Stand
Heat Plate
4-SOCKET BROODER LAMP WITH THERMOSTAT
Gas Brooder
Use a poultry feed appropriate for the species of bird you are raising, since the protein and ingredients will vary for different birds. From age 0-16 weeks: free choice 18-20% chick starter.
Feed Options
- Traditional/Standard
- Medicated vs Non-Medicated
- Non-GMO
- Organic
- Soy Free
- Mix Your Own
We offer our own full line of feed with your flock’s nutritional needs in mind!
Looking to mix up some amazing feed for your chickens. Follow as Jess shares her favorite recipe for mixing up your own chicken feed.
GroGel provides just what the chicks need in the first few days after arrival by giving them immediate nutrition and hydration. This unique formula of proteins, peptides, amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and probiotic bacteria and are tailored to the chick’s needs.
Vital Pack is full of water-soluble vitamins and electrolytes, essential for starting chicks, growing pullets, and mature hens. Vital Pack is great for birds under stress from moving, handling, parasites, or chilling. Vital Pack can be used for all types of poultry. If you are raising meat birds specifically, please consider Vital Pack Plus, as this is formulated specifically for their rapid growth. Scoop included.
Vital Pack
Vital Pack Plus
Learn How To Prepare Each Product
If you own poultry, eventually there will come a time when you need to treat an injury or illness with one of your birds. You can save yourself some stress and help your sick or injured patient quickly if you are well-prepared with a poultry first aid kit.
