Good to know! I didn't know chicks would be available then. I guess I should do something with my extra rooster? But what ... neither of us are good at killing things.
Ok, I've read all of those pages. I'm in NC too. They are now in a screen room, I'd say maybe 12x12 until we get their coop built (that's been a comedy of errors...) They should be out into their new coop in a few weeks. I'm having part of the coop sectioned off for chicks. I'm down to 5...
I have five 4-month old Buff Orpingtons (had two roosters but one bit the dust), and 3 supposed 2-month old Easter Eggers (had 4 + an olive egger, lost olive egger and one Easter egger). I think one of the remaining Easter Eggers is a rooster, his comb is more red and he's larger than the 2...