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Locally is always the best as it saves the stress of shipping on the chicks. However, locally is often not an option (that's almost always been the case for me) and then shipping by mail is your only option. Unless you are wanting to spend the money for show quality chicks, there are some good...

P.S. Buff Orpingtons are extremely friendly and gentle. I never had an aggressive one, and my children, and now my granddaughter, made lap pets of them.

I don't know of any standard breeds that are good layers that can be guaranteed not to go over a five foot fence. Your best bet would probably be Buff Orpingtons, but even they might fly over a five foot fence. I suppose you could clip their wings. You only need to clip one wing as it throws...

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