Thanks for the advice. The link will be especially helpful.
We do have one regular RIR hen. Got her as a "freebie" in spring and she's been a good layer. Laid an egg every day or two right through December - though she's slowed down now that the bitter cold's gotten here. We're looking at...
We're looking to buy some laying hens (likely from McMurray as we have a small credit there). We're looking at RIR, Red-Star &/or Black-Star.
Any thoughts on their relative merits? In particular I should note that we live in North Michigan, so cold-tolerance is a plus.
-Frank Blissett