I live in Baltimore County, too! There must be another Maryland thread out there somewhere. There used to be one, but I haven't been on these forums for about a year. Now that I've got baby chicks again, all my questions come back and here I am!
We have only three of our 8 original flock members left after three years of raising chickens and we are learning as we go. (Mostly we are learning about predators and how to keep trying to outfox the fox...and possum...and hawk...)
We have three new chicks to add to our small flock.
So glad to know there are others close by!