Welcome to BYC - great that you have joined us. As well as chicken stuff, there are threads on cooking / baking so jump right in and enjoy yourself.
This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3 (there's a guide on how to include your location under your avatar - including your location is very helpful). You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.
Hi, it's nice to have you here with us! Make yourself at home and always feel free to ask questions, there are a lot of helpful/knowledgeable members here always ready to help.
Congratulations on joining so you can get educated BEFORE the first chicks! That's a great way to do it. Not necessarily the way I did it. I have learned a lot that's helped me take better care of my flocks (chickens, runner ducks and a pair of geese).
I am pretty new to this group, but I lurked online for a long time, and being able to participate is so much better. Welcome and good luck in the spring.