I'm sorry for your lose I'm glad you chose to move forward and found a reason to run back to home and family. I believe some animals come into our life because we needed them to. If you are nuts for getting chickens - LOL It's all good! You are in very good company here in this community...
Good for you and Glad you joined us!!! If you do have one of your hens go Broody (hen that wants to sit and develop egg) You should check out the learning center link for candling eggs. This site has great info and you can choose a subject from the drop down and just type in a short question in...