I'm looking to get my chickens within the next month now and I'm wanting to make sure that I'm not going into this purchase with foolish expectations.
If I'm buying chicks or started pullets from local sources, neither commercial hatcheries nor top-end show breeders, what sort of prices can I reasonably expect to pay for sexed chicks, straight-run chicks, or started pullets?
I don't want to be that idiot people complain about who expected to get something for nothing but I also don't want to be that idiot people laugh at for paying far more than I ought to have paid.
I'm in the Sandhills of North Carolina if there are major, regional differences and looking for Delawares, Australorps, or Brahmas if breed makes a big difference for backyard, "pet quality" birds.
If I'm buying chicks or started pullets from local sources, neither commercial hatcheries nor top-end show breeders, what sort of prices can I reasonably expect to pay for sexed chicks, straight-run chicks, or started pullets?
I don't want to be that idiot people complain about who expected to get something for nothing but I also don't want to be that idiot people laugh at for paying far more than I ought to have paid.

I'm in the Sandhills of North Carolina if there are major, regional differences and looking for Delawares, Australorps, or Brahmas if breed makes a big difference for backyard, "pet quality" birds.