I got my first flock of chickens in April 2010. I started with two Rhode Island Reds, two Buff Orpingtons, and two Silver Laced Wyandottes.
You can see a couple of ideas that I have for a new coop here.
This is in March 2011. One of the RIR turned out to be a roo, so we went down to five chickens.
You can see a couple of ideas that I have for a new coop here.