Hi guys,
Firstly I would like to thank you all as a community, I have learned so much from you guys here and you guys are always so helpful in every situation.
So around 2 months ago I bought around 50 australorp chicks, shipped to me by air, around 15 died and 35 survived. Now they're 2 months old and I can see brown feathers
Turns out they're commercial bred australorps, not pure (didn't know that was a thing). Here's a pic:
So luckily now a good friend of mine is travelling to Dallas, USA in March and will return at he start of April. I would like to get 4-5 dozen fertile eggs for hatching of pure breed chickens.
1. I need recommendations for where to get these eggs from? Any place that has certified pure bred chickens?
2. What breeds should i venture into?
I was thinking of getting:
1. Black Aurtos
2. White Sussex
3. Plymouth Barred
4. Brahmas
5. Easter eggers
A dozen eggs of each variety should be ok, any recommendations on that?
Here's a video of current flock, can't wait for the eggs to start coming in:
Firstly I would like to thank you all as a community, I have learned so much from you guys here and you guys are always so helpful in every situation.
So around 2 months ago I bought around 50 australorp chicks, shipped to me by air, around 15 died and 35 survived. Now they're 2 months old and I can see brown feathers

Turns out they're commercial bred australorps, not pure (didn't know that was a thing). Here's a pic:
So luckily now a good friend of mine is travelling to Dallas, USA in March and will return at he start of April. I would like to get 4-5 dozen fertile eggs for hatching of pure breed chickens.
1. I need recommendations for where to get these eggs from? Any place that has certified pure bred chickens?
2. What breeds should i venture into?
I was thinking of getting:
1. Black Aurtos
2. White Sussex
3. Plymouth Barred
4. Brahmas
5. Easter eggers
A dozen eggs of each variety should be ok, any recommendations on that?
Here's a video of current flock, can't wait for the eggs to start coming in: