Thanks, we requested eggs instead. She seems to be very responsive, and people who took eggs were more happy with what became of their birds. A good early start seems to be what is good for both people and chickens. :)
I'm brand new to this breed and only have little chicks, but I think that the hens may be more pecky. I gave away a few that were starting to fly and had three rows, and which pecked at me, but I think they were hens because they had tails fully grown in. Looking at who I have left, I think I...
Our class had button quail chicks which hatched from eggs laid by birds you raised. We had different colours. A child took them to keep when I came south. Are you still raising and showing birds up there?
I’ve found some in British Columbia through Hatchit, and see that there are more available through DC Heritage in Quebec. Wondering if anyone else in Canada has them.
There is a community on Facebook for eggs in Canada in small numbers from hobbyists, and another from big hatcheries. I found many small hatcheries in BC and Alberta that way, but it depends on what you are looking for. Chicks are on a separate site due to federal legislation. Canadian Poultry...