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Ty for the testing info. I had no idea. Question about feed: I have 5 chickens who are about to come off starter feed and go onto grower feed. The organic starter cost about $37 for 50 libs. Anyone from Massachusetts know where I can get a better price? Or is that a good price?

Thank you! What do they do, just come out and give them a blood test or something?

HOw do you get your birds tested?

Nwvwe bwwn to a chicken swap. Is it like it sounds? You go to trade (swap) chickens with other chicken owners? I'm looking to get a Serama but not to give any of my chicks away.

Not sure if anyone's interested, but I just read on this website: http://ashleyschickens.com/ she has pullets for sale. I remembe reading that someone wanted pullet..not chicks. Can't remember who..but she has a bunch of breeds that are pullets right now.

Your local Agway sells feed. Did a quick search for you and came up with: People Have Also Viewed Feed Inc stars 199 Sudbury Rd Ste 8, Concord Chickadee Seed & Feed stars 2245 Providence Hwy, Walpole Feed John stars 3 White St, Hopkinton Rollies Farms stars 1413 Varnum Ave, Lowell

All of my chickens are cold hardy too. I am digging up my yard to level it soon, so I'll probably run conduit to the coop. I'll probably have a thermostatic electrical outlet in there just incase I decide to heat it. I will need a heated waterer, though. I don't want to have to deal with their...

I was wondering if anyone from our area had frizzles?

PatQ..that coop is awesome! I would have assumed someone with a carpentry background built it. Job well done Are you going to have electricity?

I was wondering if anyone from this Mass thread has posted pics of their coops? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/596294/post-your-chicken-coop-pictures-here/270

I got my chicks from Agway and they sell them sexed. There's an Agway in Danvers and an Agway in Waltham. There may be more...I'm not sure. Also, all the local fairs sell them in the fall (Tospfield Fair..etc)

I have Speckled Sussex, Australorp, Buff Orpington and Salmon Faverolle. All cold hardy, sweet and docile, don't mind confinement and good leyers even in winter. I researched for a couple of years before picking those breeds. I wanted breeds that could hndles the MA weather, lay well, be sweet...

Tsc?

Never heard of the Bolten Fair. Only the Topsfield Fair...which I go to.

Hello all my fellow New Englanders :) So glad to have found this thread! There's such a mass of information on here, and being a newbie to trying to raise chickens, it's stressing me out. I was wondering if you could tell me where you bought your chicks. I am only looking for 3-5 females, and I...