Just started raising 3 chickens in my backyard in the San Fernando Valley ... picked them up "coop ready" after we purchased a coop and enjoying them very much! Even drove almost 2 hours up to Lompoc to pick out our feathered friends (got 1 buff orpington, 1 barred rock, and 1 golden sexlink). Never knew chickens could have so much personality!!!! Still trying to figure out how best to keep their feeders clean but learning the tricks little by little.