New to the arena and looking for hens

Anna and Matt

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Hello All,

My name is Anna. My husband and I moved to a quite 3 acre property last spring and are looking to start a little flock of egg layers. We are located in Eastern PA. We are eager to have a variety of hens (no more than 4 at max to start), but it appears that every where we contact, we must purchase at least 6 chicks and there is no guarentee on the sex of the bird. We are not permitted to have any roosters.

So far, we found one place in Quakertown, PA at that will allow us to purchase a pullet. We wanted to avoid having all of the same type of hen. We purchased our coop and are building a chicken run both of which are enclosed in a quarter of an acre garden. Does anyone know of any other places within about an hour or two drive where we may be able to purchase other single pullets so that our flock will have some variety?

Thanks so much,

Anna
 
Hello and welcome to BYC
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Glad you joined us! Look for your state thread in the Where am I? Where are you! and ask if anyone there can help you locate some hens. Good luck!
 
Greetings from Kansas, Anna and Matt, and
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! Happy you joined us! Yes, sometimes finding just a few birds is a pain. I X2 the advice of Sumi. I know certain farm and ranch stores in my area don't care how many chicks you purchase. Have you looked in the Hatcheries section? Some allow as few as three chicks. Good luck to you!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/16/chicken-breeders-hatcheries
 
Thanks for the responses everyone.

Sumi, I did exactly as you advised.

Redsocks, I will definitely check out the link you provided.

Sourland, Moyers is exactly the exact location of our first hen.

Thanks again!!

Anna
 
Did you ever find some pullets? I'm in Quakertown I know of a few local people who have chicks I have some eggs in the incubator right now im waiting to see how many hatch
 

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