The Merry Hen

09/25/2025

*******SOLD OUT********

After 8 wonderful years of raising Legbars, it’s time for me to officially step back from breeding. That means my 2026 breeding stock is now available for local pick-up in Prince Frederick, MD (20678).

🩵 I have 30, Cream Legbar pullets (18–22 weeks old) ready to go to new homes — $35 each.
✨ First come, first served.

✅ Pre-payment required (Venmo or Apple Pay).
📩 Send me a PM to arrange payment and pick-up.

Once they’re all spoken for, I’ll take this post down. Thank you for supporting my flock all these years! 💛

05/26/2025

🌸🐣 That’s a wrap on our Spring 2025 hatching season! 🐣🌸

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who purchased chicks and spread the word about The Merry Hen. We’re so grateful for your support!

Over the past three months, we’ve shipped hundreds of Cream Legbar day-old chicks all across the U.S.—from Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware to Florida, Texas, North Dakota, and beyond! 🐥📦

We’ll be back at it next March, and we can’t wait to hatch with you again. 💛

05/18/2025

5/18/2025:End-of-the-season hatches

This week we have the following chicks/deals available:

🐣 SOLD OUT-Cream Legbar Day-Old Pullet Chicks (20 available) $15 each

🐣 Cream Legbar Day-Old Cockerel Chicks (24 available) 6 chicks for $15

🐣 SOLD OUT-White Legbar Day-Old Straight Run Chicks-must take all 9 (mix of pullets and cockerels) $75

Shipping extra and available via USPS Priority Express—message us for a quote! These will ship on Monday, May 19.

Next week is our last hatch of the season and we have limited availability.

NPIP tested and clean for P/T and Avian Influenza # MD 51-558

04/26/2025

Cream Legbar Day-Old Pullet Chicks $15 each & Cream Legbar Cockerel Chicks-$5 each. Shipping available via USPS Priority Express—DM us for a quote!

🐣 Currently Sold Out Hatch Dates. Check back on those days for updates based on overhatch availability! 🐣

* April 27-No hatch taking place
• May 4
• May 11

🐣 Now taking preorders for these hatch dates (pickup or shipping) 🐣
• May 18
• May 26 (Hatch will be on Monday—
pickup on Memorial Day, shipping on
May 27)

LAST HATCH of the 2025 Season: May 26
We’ll be back in action starting March 1, 2026!

🐓 SOLD OUT 🐓 Now taking preorders for our 1-year-old Cream Legbars
• Hens $55
• Cockbirds $40

🥚 Sorry, we will not be offering hatching eggs this season. 🥚

NPIP tested and clean for P/T and Avian Influenza # MD 51-558

04/13/2025

🐣 4-13-2025:We have chicks for local pickup only today 🐣

Cream Legbar day-old pullet (female) chicks-$15 each
Cream Legbar day-old cockerel (male) chicks- $5 each

We have 20 pullet chicks and 23 cockerel chicks remaining from this week’s hatch, available for local pickup only today. Unfortunately, chick shipping boxes have been difficult to source this year, and at the moment, I only have enough boxes to fulfill this week’s preorders.

🐣 Pickup in Prince Frederick, MD (by appointment only)
✅ NPIP tested & clean (MD # 51-558)

Payment accepted via Venmo, CashApp, Apple Pay, or Zelle. No holds without pre-payment.

Message me to reserve yours before they’re gone!

04/12/2025

🐣 Hatching Season & Hen and Cockbird Availability 🐓

Cream Legbar Day-Old Pullet Chicks $15 each & Cream Legbar Cockerel Chicks-$5 each. Shipping available via USPS Priority Express—DM us for a quote!

🐣 Currently Sold Out Hatch Dates. Check back on those days for updates based on overhatch availability! 🐣

• April 13
• April 20
* April 27-No hatch taking place
• May 4

🐣 Now taking preorders for these hatch dates (pickup or shipping) 🐣
• May 11
• May 18
• May 26 (Hatch will be on Monday—
pickup on Memorial Day, shipping on
May 27)

LAST HATCH of the 2025 Season: May 26
We’ll be back in action starting March 1, 2026!

🐓 Now taking preorders for our 1-year-old Cream Legbars 🐓
• Hens $55
• Cockbirds $40

Pick-up only in Prince Frederick, MD, on May 31–June 1.
No shipping available for adult birds.

🥚 Sorry, we will not be offering hatching eggs this season. 🥚

NPIP tested and clean for P/T and Avian Influenza # MD 51-558

04/07/2025

🐣 April 6 Hatch Update SOLD OUT 🐣

We have 5 Cream Legbar day-old pullet (female) chicks available for $15 each
and a 4 cockerel (male) chicks for $5 each.

🐣 Pickup in Prince Frederick, MD (by appointment only) today or Tuesday, April 8.
📦 USPS Express Shipping available—DM for a quote. Payment must be received today to ship. I only ship on Monday’s.
✅ NPIP tested & clean (MD # 51-558)

Payment accepted via Venmo, CashApp, Apple Pay, or Zelle. No holds without pre-payment.

Message me to reserve yours before they’re gone!

03/30/2025

🐣 Update 🐣
We are SOLD OUT FOR out 3/30 hatch.

However, we now have some availability for our Sunday, 4/6 pre-orders.

Please contact us for more information or to arrange an order and payment.
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Surprise Hatch at The Merry Hen!

Every now and then, we get lucky—and this week, we hatched way more pullets than cockerels! That means we have Cream Legbar day-old pullet (female) chicks available for $15 each and a very limited number of cockerel (male) chicks for $5 each.

🐣 Pickup in Prince Frederick, MD (by appointment only)
📦 USPS Express Shipping available—DM for a quote
✅ NPIP tested & clean (MD # 51-558)

Payment accepted via Venmo, CashApp, Apple Pay, or Zelle. No holds without pre-payment.

Message me to reserve yours before they’re gone!

03/23/2025

Update: 3/25/2025:

3/23/2025-SOLD OUT

3/30/2025-SOLD OUT

4/6/2025-SOLD OUT

Now taking pre-paid orders for 4/13/2025 and beyond

🐥 Cream Legbar Day-Old Pullet Chicks – $15 each
🐥 Cream Legbar Day-Old Cockerel Chicks – $5 each

Pick up in Prince Frederick Maryland by appointment only. Unfortunately, I cannot hold without prepayment.

📦 Shipping available via USPS Priority Mail Express from zip code 20678 (message me for a quote).

Taking preorders for Sunday, March 30 and beyond. 🐥

Message me with any questions!

We are an NPIP tested clean for Avian Influenza flock. MD #51-558.

03/12/2025

03/09/2025

🐥 We are sold out for our 3/9 hatch. Taking preorders for Sunday, March 16th and beyond. 🐥

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The one kid who treats “spring forward” like a personal challenge to wake up even earlier. 🐣

I’m already about halfway sold out for this weekend’s hatch! If you’re interested in chicks from this week’s hatch, please reach out today.

🐥 Cream Legbar Day-Old Pullet Chicks – $15 each
🐥 Cream Legbar Day-Old Cockerel Chicks – $5 each

Pick up in Prince Frederick Maryland by appointment only. Unfortunately, I cannot hold without prepayment.

📦 Shipping available via USPS Priority Mail Express from zip code 20678 (message me for a quote).

I also offer discounted rates for boxes of cockerel chicks—perfect for breeders looking to raise 12-24 males to select a few top-quality breeders for their flocks.

Message me with any questions!

We are an NPIP tested clean for Avian Influenza flock. MD #51-558.