Hi ya'll! Newbie poster from the Tupelo area. My daughter's second grade class hatched some chicks last spring and anyone could bring a chick home if the parents gave permission. I said ask your dad, KNOWING that he would say no. (He didn't say no.) Against my better judgement my daughter brought home a baby chick who squawked all the time. So what did we do? Get another to keep it company! lol! Unfortunantly, we lost those two babies, and my daughter was heartbroken. I got her a couple of chicks at the feed store, and they are now flourishing. Hubby knows someone who has a chicken house, and he gave us a little rooster. I don't know exactly what they are. But out two little ladies have started laying eggs. I never thought I could get so attached to chickens. I adore them!