Welcome to BYC from California! SO glad you finally joined up.
I've learned so much from BYC and had so much fun doing so. Members here have saved me from losing more of my flock when there was an outbreak of coccidosis, have given me wonderful advice on how to make or use a variety of useful things like feeders and waterers and roll-out nestboxes. Plus I now have a slew of great friends "I've never met" who mean a great deal to me now.