Hi my name is Kim I am new to chickens but have always loved farming and birds since as along as I can remember. I don't own any chickens yet, I like to do my research well before I commit to anything especially when dealing with living things! I do currently own a budgie, green cheek conure, quaker parrot and orange winged amazon parrot. I live in the suburbs of metro Detroit where they just made owning a small group of personal chickens legal with a max of 3. I am super excited about this because living in the suburbs I never thought I could experience even the smallest taste of farm life, and now I can! I plan on raising them from chicks (I learned a lot about that already on this website). A lot of people in my area are buying their chicks from tractor supply co. and wondered if experienced chicken owners would recommend this. I also have no idea what to do when it comes to vaccinations on chickens, I do not vaccinate my parrots they are indoor. Thanks!
-Kim
Edited by Kimmy Bear - 4/12/12 at 8:10pm
There is a Parrots and other birds section here on BYC: Forums>Other Backyard Poultry> Caged Birds
I buy all my birds from the feed store, no idea where they've come from before that as they're two weeks old in the shop already. wolftracks knows what she's talking about though. 
