glad you left the lonely world of lurking to join us here in the forum. I lurked for a very long time before joining. Not really sure why it took so long for me to join lol.
Welcome to my birth state but now I'm next door in Central Ky and a real Redneck~Hillbilly. I have had many kinds of livestock in my lifetime and have found chickens to be the easiest of all. And for the feed you give them- they give you something besides manure ! I attend Ag classes @ Ky State U & U of Ky usually once every month or so, I would suggest you looking into some livestock keeping classes through your local County Extension Offices. I have been a farmer most of my life, however, lots of new ways are here now & keeping your farm Bio Secure is very important today. Also we are going back to raising most of our own foods & your Extension usually has classes on gardening,@ a nominal fee. Good Luck~have Lots of Fun !