I have 5 chickens and am looking forward to learning all I can about taking care of them. We started out with 7 chickens but 2 chicks died within their first week and we just lost a 5 month old. We have been devastated, the illness seemed to come out of nowhere. So, I am looking forward to being better prepared, as much as possible, and becoming the best chicken mama I can be! We have 7 kiddos and they enjoy the chickens a lot! We also have 2 dogs that have become quite protective of the chickens! We have some chickens still inside...and some in the coop below...we are in the process of building a large coop, that will be done soon!