Thank you everyone for such a warm welcome. I thought I should tell you about myself and my chickens. I live in So. California with my husband of 4 years. Poor guy didn't have any exposure to animals before he met me, now he knows how to vaccinate chickens to horses, helps feed, clean pens etc. he's a great guy. didn't object when I told him I was ordering day old chicks. I have Dorkings, Appenzellar Spitzhaubens, white faced black spanish, Dutch and a pair of Buttercups who have never produced an egg. I love this site, I already feel at home.