Good morning to all of you wonderful people! Thank you for the warm welcome messages. He's a little about me. I've raised chickens and every other kind of poultry since I was around 10 years old. I am 46 years old and currently single. I teach third grade in ST. louis Missouri but I live on the Illinois side of the river. My favorite chicken breeds are naked necks, EE's,(doesn't everyone), RIR's, polish, and anything unuaual and interesting looking. I also am a dog lover who owns a border collie. Another of my hobbies is raising cacti. I have hundreds of them. I have lived here in the st.louis area my whole life but long for a warmer climate(especially today!) my name is Todd and truly enjoy reading and looking at this web site! Thanks again to all of you friendly chicken people for the welcome. I'm going to go outside now and rake leaves in the frigid air.