Hi Lauren, thanks for the tip about the show. Hope's not far at all, we get out to Genesis Farm in Blairstown on a regular basis. I'm not a chicken snob, honest! I just think the diversity of the different breeds are amazing, I like the idea of trying to preserve some of the less common stock. Right now I've got a split flock of 14 Dominiques and Wyandottes, but I might want to add a couple of pullets in May to stagger the egg harvest. Mine were hatched back in February.