Well, we got 20 chicks for eggs/meat, 2 plymouth barred rocks for pets for dd and 4 ducklings (2 pekin; 2 muscovy) for eggs and insect control.

So far they have survived the first 48 hours. I consider that something in and of itself.

The only thing I can't get from my grassfeeding organic farmer is chicken... So, here I go trying to make my own gluten free chicken. Granted, we've been doing our own eggs for years with the chickens we've already got... but when you only have 3, they become pets and you can't bring yourself to eat them. It will be interesting to see how we do.