Preparing for chicks

^This! I second it. I live in Utah, where it's COLD a lot of the year unfortunately and we have terrible winters. I just got a barred rock, rhode island red, buff orpington, and black sex link. They are great layers, really cold hardy, and are some of the friendlier breeds. :) Good luck and enjoy!
Yes. Buff Orpingtons are really nice. They are also GREAT layers. They lay at least one every day and a few times my barred rock laid two a day!!
 
Thank you for your input! Once they are free ranging will they be able to find enough food? Or do I still need to supply feed ? And I assume they won't need grit or should I still supply that for them? So many things to learn! Lol
Food will be needed, and make sure they have water at all times! I live in Iowa, so we get both hot and cold extremes!
 
As far as breeds, you could take a look at mypetchicken.com - they have a nice tool on the left side of the page to get their suggestions for cold hardy. It is a good resource. They are one of the online ordering hatcheries that personally I have had a very good experience with, there are others and other options for getting your chicks.
Good luck! :)
 
As far as breeds, you could take a look at mypetchicken.com - they have a nice tool on the left side of the page to get their suggestions for cold hardy. It is a good resource. They are one of the online ordering hatcheries that personally I have had a very good experience with, there are others and other options for getting your chicks.
Good luck! :)
I must say, that i have trouble with their info. It is usually a little weird.
 

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