I was at the Farm Show myself and saw those cute little Guinea's but I have no other chickens to keep it company so I'll have to wait till spring. I'll keep those numbers in case they have some then. Thanks!!!
Sooooo since I've had no luck buying the selection rare chicks I want from local breeders I've decided to wait till spring and order from Ideal. Sucks that they're going to charge me $1 per breed additional for short orders BUT at least I'll get all that I'm after! At least all the time I've had...
Well I thought that Cackle Hatchery and their 15 chick minimum was going to be the answer to all my problems. I called (ya- I got through ...after about 30 calls) and got this lovely young lady who gave me all the prices & shipping rates for the "one of this and two of that" order that I...
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My biggest problem is that I don't want 25 or even 15. I only want between 1 and 4 of them- the big hatcheries can't help me. I really appreciate all the help and info on this breed! I'm going to order the rest of the chicks from Meyere today (yay!) and hope that I'll find someone...
Well it's starting to look like I'll be buying everything but the Spitz from Meyers. They do small orders now & are a bit cheaper and CLOSER to me than MPC. I'd really hoped to buy local but I'm not having much luck and don't want to be starting chicks much later than, well, now. As far as the...
What attracted me to Appenzellers first was how unique they look! They're hardy enough to handle PA winters (we get in the negative numbers around here sometimes) and from all I've read they do really well as free rangers. They seem perfect for us!
Thanks for the info!!! I didn't realize they...
Did I fall in love with the hardest breeds to find or is this just a bad time of year for chicks? Should I just wait till our local Farm Show (country fair) and try to find local breeders there? Now that the decision has been made to GET chickens I'm anxious to get them so they can grow up...
I'm starting a small rare (or at least unique) backyard flock. Looking for 1-2 each of the following breeds. Hens only.
Appenzeller Spitzhauben (also called German Spitzhaubens or Silver Spitzhaubens)
Ameraucana (blue) or Easter Egger
Faverolle (blue salmon)
Wyandotte (silver lace)
Delaware...