My name is Mike and myself and my wife are raising Buffs, she is a newbie to chickens but loves it. I had chickens before, and I am glad to be back into them. Small flock right now 4 hens , 1 rooster, 2 chicks about 3 months old, hatched in incubator, had 4 to start with but a snake got 2 before I got him. new safety measures made to the coop. We live and learn.