Valleychicks -- I am new to the Thomson area and chickens actually. My family has hatched the last few years but we lived on a military post and so had to bring the chicks/ducks back to their farm shortly after they hatched. It was a great experience. Now that we live in a home that we can have chickens at I went right to the feed store you went to, two days ago, and they had a lot of chicks! I don't know anything about breeds though. If you ever get a moment please PM me if you would like a new local friend who loves chickens?