Hello from the Los Angeles 'burbs.

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from Connecticut! There's nothing as dusty as baby chicks! Funny story about being worn down by your girlfriend- that's EXACTLY how it happened with me and my husband, about a year of conversation and we finally dove into backyard chicken keeping with a dozen girlz. Now, it's a wonderful hobby that we BOTH enjoy very much! I'm sure you will too.
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Thanks for the nice welcome everyone! MSDeb, thanks for the heads up regarding the pool...believe me, that's something we have thought a lot about. When we start letting them free-range in the yard (not for several weeks still) it will be under close supervision until we're satisfied they're aware of the pool and know to avoid it. If there are no issues great...if a water rescue is required, well I guess that means "toddler rules," with no unsupervised yard access without one of us outside to watch them!

The girls moved into the coop today...they were freaked out at first, but forgot about their stress the second they saw their feeder and started chowing down! They should be much happier in there, the cardboard box brooder was getting way too small for them. I'll be much happier too, without dust and down flying all over my living room!

At top left you can catch a glimpse of my improvised waterer. I took the cup-dispenser tube from a cylindrical Rubbermaid cooler, bolted it upside-down to a stud and installed a pair of chicken nipples in the end. They've already drank from it a few times, but I'll leave their chick waterer in there until I'm sure they're fine with the new one. I knew I'd held onto that old dispenser three years for some reason!

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LOL, reading the forum has definitely shown me how addictive this hobby can be! However, I'm pretty sure these will be our only birds...while my backyard is pretty big, it's dominated by the pool and concrete patio. There are only a few patches of exposed dirt & lawn...and one of them is already occupied by our vegetable garden, which WILL be fenced off once the girls are out. If I ever buy another house, suitability for chickens will be a prime requirement, but for now I don't think a larger flock would be happy here. Anyhow, with just two (humans) on the premises, these gals should have no trouble meeting or exceeding our egg requirements.

I'm happy to report that the ladies made it through their first night in the coop just fine, and are happily chirping and chowing down this morning. It got a little chillier than expected, but they just huddled up and nestled down into the deep shavings. I think I'll go dig up a few earthworms for their breakfast!
 
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