Some places sell "starter kits". A storage tote, heat lamp, feed/water containers, & save a chick for a small fee. It's all grouped together inside the tote. It was pretty nice for those first timers without a clue.
When I got chicks for the first time, I had no clue what I was doing. The feed store sold me the brooder, lamp, drinker, feeder, and the chicks.
So I have a small backyard flock.
The local code enforcement officer rang my bell at 8am. Asked if I had an ostrich or some exotic birds in the back yard... nope. Chickens.![]()
My psycho neighbor had apparently called me in. Maybe the silkie was confused with an ostrich?
She's so... special.
