I see from your profile that you have some barred rock hens! That breed is very pretty! Is this your first time keeping chickens? I'm a first time chicken keeper.
How exciting! I love my chickens so much too! They beg for hugs all the time and are the sweetest little darlings. That's great your mom has kept some before! I bet it helps to have her knowledge. We are still figuring things out for the first time since none of us have owned chickens before. A woman on BYC named Azygous has helped us immensely with our chickens.
That sounds just like my girls! Several of them come by name! If I sit down with them, there will be several on my lap, one on my head or shoulder, and several at my feet.
Ms. Azygous has saved the lives of some of our chickens. She is a wealth of knowledge and incredibly kind. I trust her very much.