On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Love2Troll wrote: > > BTW, I'm thinking of starting > chickens. Any advice? McMurray.com is probably the best commercial hatchery; they mail the baby birds to you. Be ready for dirty pets. There are few things filthier than a dirt floored chicken house. The get ready for a hobby that will be even more expensive than chiles. carpo ps: go to yahoogroups.com and search for email lists on chickens and/or poultry. The grandfather of all poultry lists is there. Some annoying people raise chickens and they all know more than anyone else. But there are some very knowlegable people there too.