(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm very new to owning chickens, but have loved chickens in general for a long time.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
5! We just bought a group of adorable day-olds today, hoping to get some great layers from them.
(3)...
Specifically, I live in Sun Valley, CA in the LA area. I'm looking for Lavender Orpingtons and Blue Copper Marans or similar birds (I just really love the pale "purple"-grey colorations) and it's been hard to find them locally.