Welcome...I'm new also...and new to chickens! I got mine as chicks in the middle of May! I have been having the best time. I got 4 RIR and 4 Buff Orps. I was told they were all girls but I am thinking 2 are roosters. I am also growing my first
garden this year. Working on being more self sufficient! For gardening, I am using containers and "growboxes". Our soil here is really sandy and doesn't hold water so we are trying the container route! So far it has gone well!
Anyway, welcome and you will learn alot on this site. It has become an addiction for me!
Ginny from Florida