This is a great question! and wow, are feed stores selling out of chicks quickly.
I found a family hatchery in NM, Newton's Hatchery, that sells different ages of pullets. The owner is beyond busy and is sold out through all of summer. Below is the link to her prices...
I asked myself the same questions! My garage has crazy temperature fluctuations, coop doesn't have electricity yet, so the the chicks ended up in the dining room, (we've been eating in the living room...)not ideal however, this worked out as one of the chicks had a pasting issue that needed to...
Just getting back into backyard chickens after several years off. My first chicken was a plucked buff Orpington that I randomly chose during a White Elephant gift exchange (much to the relief of other party goers...). I am starting from ground zero, again so here I am.
No hens yet, just...
