The Coop with Meyer Hatchery

About The Coop with Meyer Hatchery

The Coop with Meyer Hatchery is a place where we talk all things poultry, in hopes of inspiring crazy chicken keepers and educating future flock owners. Together we'll take a more in-depth look at poultry-related care and the questions we commonly hear.

Publisher

Meyer Hatchery

Category

education · leisure · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Feb 2020

Latest episode

14 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 229 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Poultry Shows, Judging, and Breed Standards with APA President Jeff Halbach

   Ever wondered what judges look for at poultry shows? In this episode of The Coop Podcast, Phil and Lauren sit down with American Poultry Association (APA) President and Ohio National judge Jeff Halbach to discuss poultry judging, breed standards, and the world of exhibition poultry. Whether you're interested in showing chickens, improving your breeding program, or simply learning more about poultry breed standards, Jeff shares valuable insights into how birds are evaluated and what makes a q...

2. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Beyond Chickens: Raising Ducks, Geese, Guineas, and Turkeys

   Thinking about adding ducks, geese, guineas, or turkeys to your flock? In this episode of The Coop Podcast, Phil and Lauren are joined by Meyer Hatchery Customer Service team member Lynsey to discuss what it's really like to raise different types of poultry. From muddy ducks and friendly geese to noisy guineas and curious turkeys, Lindsay shares her firsthand experiences raising a mixed flock and offers practical tips for housing, feeding, flock management, and introducing different poultry ...

3. 

   26 Jun 2026

   Can You Keep Ducks and Chickens Together? Beginner Duck Care Tips from Gail Damerow

   Thinking about adding ducks to your backyard flock? 🦆🐔 In this interview with poultry expert Gail Damerow, we talk all about raising ducks for beginners, including whether ducks and chickens can live together, what management actually looks like, and the biggest mistakes new duck keepers make. We cover: ✔️ Can ducks and chickens be kept together? ✔️ Beginner duck care basics ✔️ Water management (this one surprises everyone 👀) ✔️ Housing differences between ducks and chickens ✔️ What to know...

Inside a recent episode

Incubating and Brooder Best Practices

Published 20 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And mama hens, they make it look easy. And maybe, you know, as a whole, we are doing... Maybe we are overthinking it as humans trying to raise and hatch eggs. Maybe we're overthinking it a bit, but it is the science behind incubation by humans that that's the best parameters and the best chance for success. Mama hen, you know, she gets up, she goes out, she eats, she drinks, she uses the restroom. She comes back with a wet belly and lays on her eggs and everything's fine. And it creates the amount of humidity that... in the in the temperature of her body against the eggs you know she moves them around and rolls them around and she does all of the things that you know we are trying to mimic with machinery um but she knows it you know inherently and it's it's an amazing process Um, and it's, it's great that we, as, as humans have been able to figure out how to do it as well. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

94 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

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