You'll need at least 2 because chicks are social beings and they're fairly easy to care for.  

Consider buying a "Bird Workshop": A 3 hour, on-site, hands on training on how to own and care for chicks, hens, and eggs.

After a few weeks of growing strong, most breeds will lay their first egg around 18 weeks of age.

Once your female chick grows into a backyard hen, she will lay up to 250 unfertilized eggs in her first year. A rooster is needed to produce fertilized eggs.

Breed: multiple

Color: Multiple

Age:  1 day old & up

Sex: Both

Price: $5.00 each