Even though it turns out that this business is quite close to my town, I actually found out about them at the Plenty Road market in Bundoora while I was visiting family in Melbourne.

City Chicks is a family run business that sell poultry supplies, poultry housing, feed, and of course a range of chickens, roosters, ducks, and turkeys. The poultry are all hatched and raised free range.

They sell adult chickens who are at their prime laying age, as well as day old chickens who are actually between the ages of one day and a couple of weeks old. The baby chickens are 'sexed' however if by chance one does turn out to be a rooster they will happily exchange it for a hen.

On the day of the market City Chicks didn't have any birds readily available - you had to pre-order them by phone or through their website. They only bring along the pre-ordered poultry rather than carting lots of chickens around.

What really impressed me was how knowledgeable City Chicks staff were and how willing to take the time to discuss our possible future chicken needs.

Approximate cost: $20