secret lives

Greetings all!! I am a new member and a new chicken owner! :D I have loved chickens since I was a child and we raised them (free range) on our family farm for most of my life up until my mother passed away. Well, I now have 5 two week old hens/chicks. I got them when they were one day old and...

It might have been that I didn't post an introduction when I joined backyardchickens.com several years ago, so here are a few thoughts. Currently I'm in northern California, in walnut country, live on a small property, am a wildlife biologist, artist, and author. About chickens: Chickens are...