I have had chickens since I was a little girl. I have 12 chickens right now and will be adding more later. I have Silkies, White Crested Polish, New Hampshire Reds, Rhode Island Reds, Australorps, and my crested unknown. I absolutely love my chickens and they are my happiness. I can sit with them for hours and just enjoy their attention and their silliness. They help me forget all my stress and worries. I am pretty much a boring person. I have always been drawn to chickens my whole life. I just adore them. I just love to be with my animals and kids. I love riding my horses, messing in my garden, and spending time with my kids. I have 5 children. 4 boys and my youngest is a girl. All animal lovers like me. I have the greatest kids. I was raised on a farm with many different critters. I use to break horses (broke a lot of bones lol) and enjoyed showing/rodeo. Currently, I have 3 cats, around 50 or so fish, 4 frogs, 12 chickens, and 2 Standardbred mares who are foaling out winners. I am employed in HOA property management. I found BYC trying to figure out what breed of chicken my little crested guy is. I thought it would be a great way to learn new way to care for my chickens.