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About windows in your coop; Make large openings, covered in hardware cloth, as windows. In winter, cover some of them with clear plastic, with a wood scrap frame. Easy! Wider roof overhangs keep rain out, and ventilation is most important. There's no need to actually buy windows. Also, if...

The hatchery should have an explanation of what guarantees it offers; some will cover some of the cost difference between pullets and cockrels, and all talk about the % accuracy of the chick sexing. I tend to order straight run, and sell, keep, or freeze the extra cockrels. I also live in...

Hi again! I've ordered multiple times from MMcM, with god experiences, and also once each from Cackle and Meyers. They are all fine, IMO. The photos of birds in the catalogs are of show birds, not at all what the hatchery birds will grow up to totally resemble. That's fine, especially...

If you can order fifteen to twenty-five chicks, you will have a much better selection from mail order hatcheries. Your local farm stores will have fewer types, and they won't be vaccinated for Marek's disease. It is fun to get a variety of breeds, and learn what appeals to you. There are so...