Hi Tina, I'm new as well! I'm Val from Cali. Welcome This is our first time with chickens and has been fun so far. We are building our coop now which is a process. My BF and I are not carpenters/builders LOL. There are so many plans out there that are FREE and we look forward to seeing the final project. Best of luck on the coop!
On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.
Hello Tina, ! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do.