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[Beth G.]

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No actually I think they do ship as few as 5. My girlfriend in Southington bought 5 Buff Orp pullets from them last year. Only draw back is they charge extra for the express shipping.

Ya, I just checked and it looks like they changed it. Cool. There use to be a big complicated thing about how far from a major city you were, and the farther away the more you had to order, and bantams doubled it.

Yeah your right, I've heard that before from other BYC'rs. Not sure when they changed their policy but I want to say she got her chciks in August sometime last year. They are definitely hatchery stock looking buffs but she loves them to death

 

[The Tinman]

What chicken presentation? If you order from MPC they are going to kill you on shipping. For what you end up paying for a hatchery chick you could get chicks from a good breeder.
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[Beth G.]

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lol I think she means New Chick 203

 

[blefky]

Happy Wednesday everyone.

Do any of you keep geese? I have pilgrim eggs in the incubator and I'm optimistically beginning to think about starter feed for them. I've been hanging around the goose page and have received some good advice, and I've also been reading a lot. Question is, what do you all use for starter for your geese? AND where do you purchase it? I've been trying not to get too excited about the goslings at this point, but I guess I do need to be prepared in case someone actually hatches! Thanks for any advice.
Becky

 

[BirdsinBethel]

Beth G. :

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lol I think she means New Chick 203

Yes, that might be who I meant! I know someone is doing a presentation in Ridgefield (I think, at this point I'm not sure of anything!). And I'd prefer getting chicks from a breeder-just having trouble tracking down where to get chicks of the breeds I'm looking for, in small quantities, and all about the same time so that they don't pick on each other!

 

[new chick 203]

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lol I think she means New Chick 203

Yes, that might be who I meant! I know someone is doing a presentation in Ridgefield (I think, at this point I'm not sure of anything!). And I'd prefer getting chicks from a breeder-just having trouble tracking down where to get chicks of the breeds I'm looking for, in small quantities, and all about the same time so that they don't pick on each other!

It's a Raising Backyard Chickens class at the RIdgefield Library the afternoon of June 12. There will be a presentation by My Pet Chicken, a local vet who treats chickens, snacks and a local coop tour. It's presented by Green Village Initiative. I'll let everyone know when the full agenda is worked out. It should be fun. I hope people come.

 

[corliss]

I just called the zoning department of our city (which shall remain nameless as I don't want them to track me down!) to find out if chickens were legal yet. I had talked to someone last year in the same department who encouraged me to get chickens even though they aren't "allowed". We went ahead and bought six chicks and it has been one of the most rewarding experiences. I am so grateful that last year I didn't talk to the guy who answered the phone today. He told me that he gets calls all the time to complain about neighbors having chickens, how much they smell in summer, etc... I wanted to tell him that at least my chickens don't poop on other people's lawns (like many dog-walking neighbors) and don't kill wild birds for sport (like the neighborhood cats who run free). When I asked how I might start a process to make chickens legal, he was extremely discouraging and said I was the only person who ever called who had asked such a question. I was so hoping that things might have changed since last year but I guess I'm doomed to be under the radar. Luckily we have only hens and our neighbors have no problem with the occasional egg song.
Just out of curiosity, has anyone on here tried to change their city laws?

 

[new chick 203]

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Lots of people have. There is a whole forum on changing ordinances. I've seen some really well written documents that address all the different concerns and you can probably find one of those to start with for your case. One thing I've seen help is to look to your neighboring communities and find out what the laws are in those. That sometimes helps especially if you can state that it hasn't brought property values down. Keeping backyard chickens is on the rise and if you can list all the communities that are changing the laws to allow them it might make them feel it's a movement they should be a part of. Good luck.

 

[Luke13:34]

You should PM us the phone number for that guy and have us all call this guy.

 

[Daphne16]

Luke13:34 :

You should PM us the phone number for that guy and have us all call this guy.