We are new to this. The wife decided she wanted chickens and we decided we would only get 12 (yeah right). Once I had things ready we went shopping. At the first feed store we got 3 BSL and 3 GSL. Then at the next feed store we got 6 RIR and I just had to have a couple of EE's all day old pullets. Well the wife didn't want to have to wait on these chicks to lay so I made a late night visit to the neighbors coop and got 1 GSL and 2 BR hens. Next trip to town and I should have known better than to go to the farm store, I couldn't resist 3 Bantams. Our goal of 12 chickens has now gone to 20