Well @AndThenThere'sReba, we are celebrating you returning to be a SAH mom! Not many kiddos get that blessing anymore so enjoy every moment with them. You are going to have sooooooo much fun with your chickens. They can fight like kids, mess their "room" up like kids, crap on things you don't want crap on (not like kids, lol)....but then there is the other side....they will love you and get excited to see you (especially if you train them with treats), they will bring gifts (eggs), they will bring heartache at some point in your life (like kids).....but mostly they will make you want more beautiful eggs, different breeds and you don't shell out as much money as you do with human kids, No College funds either! Welcome to BYC family....we are so excited you joined us 

I also have a 3 year old "Blue Heeler" (Australian Cattle Dog) named Roxy. I am 25 work days away from being a Stay at Home mom again! I tried this whole coming back to work thing and I feel like I need to be back with my kiddos! Also, my screen name is because we had 5 hens "Country, Fried, Pop, Corn, and Chicken" then our rescue came into our lives . . . and now there is Reba!