However, for orders of 300 or more, shipping is free. The minimum order requirement is 25 chicks. However, I don't need 25 of one type of bird. Feel free to select several breeds to make up your order requirement. Pullets are females, or hens.
Cockerels are males, or roosters.
Simply put, the birds are counted out of the hatching pan right into the chick box. This is certainly a subjective subject. However, with our own flocks, the Rhode Island Reds are, by far, the best brown egg layers. A close second would be the Black Sex-Links . As far as strong white egg layers, White Leghorns would be your best choice.