Hello! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes! 6 weeks ago (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4 (3) What breeds do you have? 2 easter eggers, a black Australorp and a welsummer (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? Google! (5) What are some of your other hobbies? Gardening, reading, cooking, baking, DIY projects... although I'm starting to think I'm going to have less time for these things now that I have a chicken obsession... (6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I am a SAHM to two little girls (4 and almost 2) and our other pet is a 10 yr old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Hi Kirsty and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. I hope that your daughters enjoy your new flock as much as you do. You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/ and if you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads. Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224 All the best CT