Nuescolina
In the Brooder
- Jan 10, 2022
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Hi,
I am north of Los Angeles and we are just starting our flock this spring. We are knee deep in coop planning/renovation and I'm sure I will have many questions about that in the near future!!
I hadn't given a lot of consideration to the actual procurement of the chicks before a few weeks ago. Originally a friend of ours who has many chickens wanted to give us 4-5 to get going and that sounded easy enough, but several factors have made me reconsider. I was going to order for early April from Meyer, but then I stumbled across a thread here that mentioned Dare2Dream and Hilltop. My impression was that Dare2Dream sells chicks hatched by someone else (In that case, I'll just order from Meyer) but Hilltop seems to breed their own. Their sexing guarantee is less (75%) and they seem to be less established.
Any thoughts? I cannot have roosters here at my little farmette. I liked that Hilltop was local and maybe more hands on with the process for a newbie like me, but also want to get the best birds/varieties possible and least chance of roos. My original thoughts on breeds (not set in stone) were: lavender orpington (or really any orpington), Easter Egger, a frizzle Easter Egger (when I was ordering from Meyer), blue splash Maran.
Thank you!
I am north of Los Angeles and we are just starting our flock this spring. We are knee deep in coop planning/renovation and I'm sure I will have many questions about that in the near future!!
I hadn't given a lot of consideration to the actual procurement of the chicks before a few weeks ago. Originally a friend of ours who has many chickens wanted to give us 4-5 to get going and that sounded easy enough, but several factors have made me reconsider. I was going to order for early April from Meyer, but then I stumbled across a thread here that mentioned Dare2Dream and Hilltop. My impression was that Dare2Dream sells chicks hatched by someone else (In that case, I'll just order from Meyer) but Hilltop seems to breed their own. Their sexing guarantee is less (75%) and they seem to be less established.
Any thoughts? I cannot have roosters here at my little farmette. I liked that Hilltop was local and maybe more hands on with the process for a newbie like me, but also want to get the best birds/varieties possible and least chance of roos. My original thoughts on breeds (not set in stone) were: lavender orpington (or really any orpington), Easter Egger, a frizzle Easter Egger (when I was ordering from Meyer), blue splash Maran.
Thank you!