Another place you can try are any poultry shows in your area. I wouldn't get any birds there. Too many horror stories about sick birds, but since you don't have any birds now I wouldn't be worried about bringing some illness back home. However, you can ask around for breeder recommendations and pre-orders for spring hatchings.
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I really appreciate all this useful information!! I hope you and all your living feather dusters the best!!! Thanks for being so quick to responde. Kinda of a culture shock moving from the Pacific northwest to these here grasslands of North Dakota!!
I haven't done live order, either, but most people seem happy with them, and seem to get nice-mannered chickens with good laying rates, I feel like. 
Oh, and, Mypetchicken gets/got their birds from Meyer's, I believe, and their minimum is three, too, I think, for some states... And guess what? They actually have sexed bantams!Wyandottes, Brahmas, and Chanteclers are some really good cold hardy ones. But Buff Orpingtons should be, too, and are also friendly and do go broody, making really good mothers! Silky Bantams are probably thee broodiest breed, though, and super docile and calm. =) And I've heard that Speckled Sussexes are cold hardy and make good mothers, and are friendly. I'd love to own a Speckled Sussex!
) from Meyer at the end of June. They all doing great! I also really loved my Blue Copper Marans--great personality and dark brown eggs) and my Plymouth Barred Rocks.
