GOOD FOR YOU!!! I'm 72 and started our first flock a couple years ago. Just about the same age.
I've loved every bit of it and don't find anything too intimidating or taxing. I climb up into my step-up coop over the run and give it a clean-out every 6 months or so. I haul the 40# sacks of feed and the cubic yard bales of bedding with the help of a folding hand cart. I keep my waterers filled with a tap we had installed just outside the run. There isn't anything I've found that I can't handle and don't thoroughly enjoy at my advancing age and, in fact, I think keeping my chickens keeps me active and happy. I know my girls keep me smiling!
I'm sure it will do the same for you. And welcome to this fantastic site!
I've loved every bit of it and don't find anything too intimidating or taxing. I climb up into my step-up coop over the run and give it a clean-out every 6 months or so. I haul the 40# sacks of feed and the cubic yard bales of bedding with the help of a folding hand cart. I keep my waterers filled with a tap we had installed just outside the run. There isn't anything I've found that I can't handle and don't thoroughly enjoy at my advancing age and, in fact, I think keeping my chickens keeps me active and happy. I know my girls keep me smiling!
I'm sure it will do the same for you. And welcome to this fantastic site!
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Best wishes and have lots of fun! 
