My Chicklets (Henny and Penny) are 4 weeks now and are such a joy! I decided to get chickens for several reasons - for bug control, fertilizer, eggs, to get me outside watching Chick TV instead of inside watching drivel, and to satisfy my bird love.
I joined BYC because I got a lot of great info for building my coop and to be part of a wonderful online chicken-loving community. I live in Davis, CA which has the Tour De Cluck where many people open their backyards to show off their coops and flocks, but it only happens once a year.
So far I've trained my girls to come to me when I say, "Hey Chicklets" and Penny, the Auaracana, comes to sit on my lap when I sit with them outside. They have been free-ranging in my small, fenced side yard since day 3 and I love hanging out with them!
My cats have also been entranced by them and now help me babysit them, too.
I have heard of the Tour de Cluck. That would be fun I think. You should come join us on the Northern California thread which is the best thread out there! 
and Welcome To BYC! What cute chicks!
