One day an ad for a local feed store came in the mail and suddenly I just knew I would have a backyard flock. I believe the ad read "chick days are back." I mentioned the ad to my wife and she thought it would be nice to have eggs everyday. However, she is a lot less impulsive than I am and she refused to jump on the idea of going and buying some chicks without doing some research. Her advice to me was as follows, "go and talk to someone who keeps chickens about what it entails and we will see if it is even possible or worth the money it takes to get started." That was the best advice I could have received from anyone before starting my flock. It turned out to be such useful advice that I want to make sure I let everyone know about it before I say anything else! Whenever possible seek the advice and know-how of someone who already keeps chickens. Their mistakes and successes can save you a considerable amount of money.
I will explain the steps I took to get started on my flock in my next entry. So until then go and ask someone a few questions about their birds. Their answers will surely excite you, and you will find they will have plenty to say about their flock. Your chickens become an obsession overnight and as you will see in future entries it really is possible for just about anyone to get started with keeping chickens no matter what your budget looks like!
