Mt. Healthy Hatcheries

07/12/2024

We have another WINNER!! Congrats to Kassidy and her Cornish Cross winning Reserve Grand Champion at the Switzerland County Fair! Great work! We are happy to be a small part of your huge success!!

07/10/2024

It's a common question that sometimes comes with a little pushback, but we stand by our recommendation to use a heat lamp in your brooder. We recognize that people worry about safety issues but done properly and using the right equipment, you can safely use heat lamps. We also understand the inclination to keep your babies warm in a natural way, something that mimics a mother hen's heat.
But despite these arguments and because our number one reason for babies not thriving is because they were not warm enough, we still think a heat lamp is your best option to keep those babies happy at all times.
And no matter what heating option you choose....make sure you are using a thermometer that is placed away from the heat source so you know you are getting an accurate reading.
We welcome your comments and experiences, so please share away!

07/09/2024

We do love you guys and are so happy when we get emails like this!!! It makes all our hard work worth it!! Congrats to Amy Meyers and crew!

"Hello, we purchased our CRX chicks from the hatchery. We wanted to let you know they won Grand Champion Meat Pen and Best of Show at the Boone County 4H Fair in KY last week and went into the Sale of Champions. Thank you for offering a quality CRX!"

Kind Regards,
Amy Meyers

07/04/2024

We are closed today but will reopen tomorrow at 9am! Have a fun and safe holiday with friends and family!

06/28/2024

Proud to be a sponsor again for our friends at Buffalo Wings and Rings. Kim’s Cure for FTD at Glenview.

06/16/2024

To all the great dads out there!!

06/14/2024

It's that time of year again! The hot weather has arrived my friends and it is important to know what to look for when your chickens are overheated and how to keep them CALM, COOL AND COLL"EGG"TED in the rising temps.

If you would like to share your ideas here, or if you are a newbie and have questions....this is a safe place! I have attached an informative article provided by Homestead and Chill that I think you will find useful!

https://homesteadandchill.com/keep-chickens-cool-hot-summer-weather/

06/12/2024

Big shout out to our newest top fan! 💎

Kelsey Reifenberger

06/11/2024

Look for our new ad in Mother Earth News! Some of our very best content comes from you, our customers!! YOU GUYS HAVE IT GOING ON!!!

05/27/2024

05/25/2024

It's a busy weekend here at the hatchery! We are getting ready for next season already! Here is a sneak peek at a few of the future moms of 2025! These ladies and many more are headed out today to one of our Amish farms to thrive and grow and provide you with superior quality chicks next season!

05/23/2024

Happy National Drinking with Chickens Day! Who knew it was a thing but we’re on it!! Cheers!

05/21/2024

WE HAVE EGGCITING NEWS!!

Our very own Danielle O'Hara is going to start hosting a podcast about everything chickens!! It will be called "Chicken Chat, Cluckin' Good Conversation!" Danielle is 4th generation in our family owned business and has worked at the hatchery for several years, and yes, she is a chicken tender herself!
For her first program content, we are asking that you drop any and all questions about poultry or Mt. Healthy Hatcheries here in the comments where she will pick them up and answer them on her first show!

We are open to any and all other ideas for show topics as well!

Thank you for your input and we hope you are as "eggcited" as we are to get Chicken Chat going! More details to follow soon. :)

05/20/2024

Just a little sweetness to start the week! Have a great one!

05/08/2024

Good morning peeps! Everyone safe after the storms last night?

05/05/2024

All I need today is a good pun, a few tacos and a margarita!
Have a Happy Cinco De Mayo!! ,

05/04/2024

Safe travels to all!! ,

05/01/2024

Let's talk Marans egg color variations! There is a wide variety of colors that are actually narrowed down to 9 color depths to help people choose what their goal is.
For our birds, the Noir and Cuckoo lay more eggs so their color is a little lighter. Our Black and Blue Copper Marans lay less, so their egg color is darker and richer.
Things to note, your Marans will lay her darkest eggs in the first sixth months. On average a Marans will start laying at about 32 weeks and lay between 150 - 200 eggs per year, (3 - 4) a week.
We know that those chocolate eggs are highly sought after and we'd like to hear about yours and see some pictures! , ,

04/25/2024

Honored to help out!! Please take some time to see what wonderful things Hopefullpastures is doing!!

04/22/2024

Be kind to her. She's the only one we've got. ,

04/20/2024

A face EVERYONE can love! Are you coming to see us today?

04/19/2024

Good Morning! Our phone lines will be down intermittently today while Spectrum works on the lines! Please keep trying!

04/18/2024

When I'm handing out pick up orders, I frequently get questions....especially from first time chicken tenders. I like to put those questions out here because I think we have a kind and helpful group. Recently, chicken grit has been a popular one! Here is a little bit of info that I put together but I would love input here from our experienced flock owners! What have you tried? What works best and what doesn't. Anything you would tell newbies to avoid doing when it comes to grit? We thank you and so do those new flock owners! ,

04/17/2024

It’s pick up day and here’s a few babies that can’t wait to meet their new family!

04/15/2024

I found this post by Gwendolyn Mayfield extremely informative and useful. For me personally, since I have a severe egg allergy (ironic, right?), the idea of trying a duck egg instead is intriguing!

I did meet a customer last year who bakes a lot and she said she will never go back to chicken eggs!

What say you?

Duck Eggs V’s Chicken Eggs

- Duck eggs are larger in size than chicken eggs. The whites in chicken eggs have a higher water content (more runny) than the whites in duck eggs. Duck eggs have larger yolks and a higher yolk-to-white-ratio than chicken eggs.

- Duck eggs are GREAT for baking.
- Chicken eggs have thinner shells.
- Duck eggs are larger and richer than eggs
- Chickens are prolific layers year around if taken care of correctly but ducks are as well with much less light necessity.
- Duck eggs stay fresh longer because of their insanely thick shell.
- Duck eggs contain 30% more protein, and a different type of protein that chicken eggs so if allergic to chicken eggs, most can eat duck and visa versa.
- Ounce for ounce, duck eggs contain more Omega-3, Vitamins A and D, fatty acids, choline, folate, and iron than chicken eggs.
- Chickens lay well for about 1-2 years then dramatically start slowing down production while ducks lay a solid 4-5 years before they slow down.
- Chicken eggs come in a lot more colors. -

04/14/2024

We are feeling grateful this Sunday morning for customers like Carolynn Elizabeth! Thank you for your kind words and for sharing these pics of your new babies with your family!
Have a wonderful day everyone!

04/12/2024

For the second year in a row (and hopefully many more to come) we have partnered with Tikkun Farm in Mt. Healthy to support their chicks in the classroom program! We donate day old baby chicks (and this year guineas) and they take them into Mt. Healthy schools to teach children how to care for and raise them! Once the schools are done with the chicks, Tikkun takes them back to the farm to live.
I encourage you to check out their website at www.tikkunfarm.com - they have a lot of great things going on!

04/11/2024

Our first pick up order yesterday! That’s 3,000 babies in that van!!!
Thanks to Siegel’s Siegel's Country Store for your business! ,

04/10/2024

I've been so excited to share this with you!! A few weeks ago, we had a visitor and she put together this amazing video despite the wind whipping around! Please take the time to watch and check her YouTube channel out! Thanks !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzCcqDbiY_A