"Gosh, so much good info. I feel very enligthened and really appreciate all the ideas and tips, and really appreciate this forum. Hopefully after our purchase from Sharon, we will be set for awhile, but at least I have some back-up now if I need…"

"Many exhibitors/breeders will sell their extra birds who do not make the grade for exhibition. I also know several folks who hatch or purchase chicks to raise and sell at point of lay. There were several of these at the State Fair last week."

"Thanks Becky, I will hang on to that info."

"By your phrasing, I see she is no longer with you. Being a hard core dog person myself, my sincerest sympathy to you.
We called Sharon, she was very nice and very helpful and we are going there tomorrow and will get 2!
Even tho it will be awhile b-4…"

"Thanks Rachel for your insight. We did call Sharon and she was very helpful and informative, I feel very confident in purchasing from her. I absolutely abhor Pratts and how they handle their livestock."

"I would like to caution anyone from buying a "layer" from any place or person where you don't know the provenance/chain of custody of the bird. People frequently sell their spent layers to feed stores and you also don't know what diseases/parasites…"

"You can check with BackYardChickens.com the Arizona thread under "where am I where are you?"
There are often people on there who have pullets/hens for sale."

"Thank you so much for the quick response, I will call.
P.S. Love your picture, I have a black lab mix, actually a smooth coat labradoodle, he looks mostly like a lab."