Are you getting the chicks for pets or for food? Just interested.
We used to get chicks for our boys and then here would come grandmother with a baby chick. We would raise them up so far and then find someone with a farm or land and unload them. We were in the city, etc. and didn’t have much choice. We also experienced the ducks too. There is nothing we won’t do when we are raising our kids, is there?
I look back though now and it was so much fun and such a happy time. Those three chickens we had at one time would roost on the fence at back. They sorta ran free in the backyard for a while and acted like they knew exactly where they belonged. The neighbors next door were older than we were at that time and I don’t think they thought it was so cute. We finally found them a home...(it was sad to see them go)!
Fresh eggs, and maybe meat. we’ll see how it goes. LOL I’ve done the chicken thing, swore I’d never do it again. The eggs are fabulous. If I...eat...any of them, I’m skinning them. I refuse to pluck chickens ever again!
I’m thinking Buff Orpingtons this time. I’ve always had Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks. #2 son wanted chickens a couple years ago. They became mine after about 3 weeks. LOL We’ll see how it goes. Our chick orders are already coming in fast and furious. I guess everyone is getting more concerned about the economy.
Besides, Peyton will love them! He adores the greenhouse and our garden.