Good Morning! Well it is my time anyway.

[hd54longrange]

The suns coming up and so did I so it is a good day. Good morning from the southern California Mojave Desert. Just joined. Wife and I want to start a coop but wondering if its too late in the year to get it going. Have an area of an old horse stall I was going to close in to make a coop. Thinking it might be too late. Any advise would be appreciated. Any possible sources of chickens to get started would be appreciated as well.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - great that you have joined us. No reason not to start on your coop. I live on the equator, so i am not best placed to advise on whether to get chickens at this time of year, but i would certainly give getting chicks a miss (it may be difficult to get them at this time of year - not sure).

Some other members will be along to advise further, I'm sure.

Best wishes
CT

 

[RodNTN]

Hi and

Glad you joined us!! Good morning to you too! Even though its not too late to get chicks from a hatchery it might be harder to keep them warmer than in the spring and summer.

MyPetChicken is a good place to get chicks and older chickens too, here is the link:
http://www.mypetchicken.com/

Hope this helps, have a great time on here!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas and ! Pleased to have you aboard. The above posters are correct. Most hatcheries except the biggies have shut 'er down for the year but some may still have baby chicks til November. Murray McMurray out of Iowa comes to mind. Selection in terms of breed will not be what it is earlier in the year. They all start up again in February. If you hurry you may still be able to secure some! Best of luck and thanks for joining BYC!

 

[CuzChickens]

Hello, and welcome to Backyard chickens! I am glad you are considering getting some peeps! The hatchery I got my chicks from is still shipping them out, I have been very, very happy with them. I used Meyer, here is a link to them: https://www.meyerhatchery.com/get_subcat.a5w?cat=1020. If you did get chicks this time of year, you would just need to keep them inside. I hope you enjoy BYC!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[QueenMisha]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you.

Not too late in the year at all, especially for ya'll down south of me.