That's how we got into it, too! My eldest is in 1st great this year, and we ended up with two.. then chicken math happened and now we have 8! I had dreamed of homesteading, so this is a good start!
I have come to love the community here at BYC! It is so resourceful and encouraging! Congrats!
Without going into the big, long book I had typed out.. I am a proud first time chicken momma! We have two BSL that are right at 6 weeks old and got 6 RSL over the weekend (not planned) that are a few days old. We rent, and had gotten the coop plans okayed by my land lord. We were/are planning a...