if you live down south get from a hatchey if not wait until spring and get them from the feed store, im getting 2 eater eggers this spring cause michigan winters are very cold, and i got to get 3 buff orp girls that are 5 mon old through the first cold winter. i got mine through the feed store and when i get the other 2 ill get them there too and i make sure that thy are vaccinated against mereks and newcastle disease. there are only a few people these days that get them vaccinated. its very cheap, just a word of caution if you are starting out and you get as paranoid as i am. but mine are pets only with a egg bonus. thats my info that i tell everyone, but alas noone listens to me (its sad)