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Well in my very limited experience , some skip days so I would get like 12-15 chickens to start, you can always sell them or the extra eggs if you get too many.
ditto
I cant answer your first question.
You don't have to buy day old chicks. You can buy from craigslist. We have two different people selling their flock right now of layers. They probably don't want the expense of feeding them through the winter and having to use lights to keep eggs up.
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