Hi!
I'm also from SE Michigan (Troy) and we want to get some backyard chickens (NOW!). We were planning on it a few years ago but weren't able to then, but now we can. Please tell me - where can I get chicks??? Is mail order my only choice?
We want (relatively) calm, quiet, good layers, maybe 6 birds to start? When I do the breed choosers on the web sites and then look for those varieties they are all sold out everywhere I look. Orpingtons, Isa Browns, Rhode Isalnd reds, Delaware, Australorp... how can I get some chicks? They need to be feathered and coop ready by the time we will be going away in August. We have someone to take care of them but only if they are in the coop by then.