I have used this site for a while for info on raising backyard chickens and decided to join. While my parents have always had chickens, this is the first time my husband and I have any of our own...mainly because he eats 4 eggs a day! We have a nice little coop for the girls inside our fenced in backyard, so they get locked up at night after they roost (mainly for predator protection) and they get to free range all day. I wanted a colorful bunch so we have a BO, barred Rock, Australorp, RIR and 2 EE of different colors. We can't wait for them to start laying, hopefully it will be any day now. Their names are Mary, Clara, Laverne, Ruby, Opal and Priscilla.