Bought the chickens today from the local garden store. The pullets were about $45/ea which is steep (pullets normally go for about $20) but I was there and ready to get my chickens.
I ended up with 2 Wyandottes, 1 Barred Rock, and 1 Ameracuna. Originally I thought I wanted Buff Orphingtons but they were not available online or locally.
To be safe you should bring some boxes or pet carriers to load up the chickens. A friend suggested they would have boxes there but they didn't so I had to improvise with a $20 pop-up leaf bag. The chickens did ok for the short ride home (about 15 minutes) then I had to cover it with a moving blanket to carry the bag into the yard.
The chickens were very shy but I was able to coral them into the coop so they could get acclimated.
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