About Lorick Hatchery
Raising healthy, happy poultry with integrity, innovation, and care — since 1985 🐓
Our Roots & Our Purpose
Lorick Hatchery was founded in 1985 by Karen Meyer, a young mother balancing family life with a passion for raising chickens on her dairy farm in Polk, Ohio. What began as a simple hobby quickly transformed into something far greater — a mission to provide healthy, ethically raised poultry to families, farms, and educators across the country.
Through decades of dedication, family values, and hands-on experience, Lorick Hatchery has grown into a trusted, industry-leading hatchery while remaining faithful to its small-farm roots.
Today, we proudly offer more than 160 poultry breeds, including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guineas, and game birds — supported by a complete line of feed, supplies, and educational resources.
How We Operate
🐣 Our Hatching Process
Every chick at Lorick Hatchery is hatched under carefully monitored conditions using modern incubation technology combined with traditional husbandry practices.
- Temperature and humidity-controlled incubation
- Daily monitoring by trained hatchery professionals
- Strict biosecurity protocols
- Health-focused handling from hatch to shipment
📦 Shipping & Live Arrival Standards
We ship poultry year-round using proven, humane shipping methods designed to minimize stress and maximize survival.
- 48-hour Live & Well guarantee
- Carefully timed hatch-to-ship schedules
- Climate-aware shipping strategies
- Clear communication and tracking updates
🛠️ Year-Round Hatchery Operations
Even outside our peak hatching season, our team is constantly working behind the scenes.
- Breeder flock care and genetic planning
- Facility sanitation and equipment upgrades
- Feed formulation and supply management
- Customer education and support development
Industry Leadership & Innovation
🌟 Pioneering Poultry Excellence
- First hatchery to offer sexed bantams
- Small minimum order quantities
- 100% gender accuracy policy
- Breed stamping on hatching eggs
- Leg banding for rare and similar breeds
- First poultry hatchery podcast
🧪 NPIP & Health Certifications
Lorick Hatchery is a proud participant in the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), demonstrating our commitment to flock health and disease prevention.
- NPIP Number: 31-184
- U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean
- H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean
- Salmonella Monitored
Our Values & Commitment
Lorick Hatchery is proudly women-owned and women-led, with 74% of our workforce made up of dedicated women across leadership, operations, and customer support roles.
Ethical breeding, humane handling, and stress-reduction practices.
Trusted guidance for beginners, homesteaders, and professionals.
Responsible breeding and conservation-focused partnerships.
Livestock Conservancy & Bird Shippers of America member.
What Our Customers Are Saying
⭐ First-Time Chicken Owner
“I was nervous ordering chicks online, but Lorick Hatchery exceeded every expectation. Healthy, active chicks and amazing customer support.”
⭐ Homesteader & Small Farm Owner
“The quality, accuracy, and breed variety are unmatched. Lorick Hatchery has become my go-to hatchery year after year.”
⭐ Educator & Youth Program Director
“The educational resources and bird health standards are exceptional. Our students learned so much through this experience.”