Howdy, I'm a native Californian and have lived most of my life an hour out of San Francisco, in one direction or another. Currently we live in inland Mendocino County, up in the hills.
We have a happy flock of buff orpingtons which were purchased from Privett. They seem much smaller than the BOs I saw at the fair, so I am interested in tracking down some reputable breeders with the thought of purchasing some hatching eggs to slip my broodies in the spring. After reading Carol Deppe's The Resilient Gardener, I am also considering adding just a few ancona ducks to the homestead in the spring, if I can get either some of hers or the ones from the line that Holderread gave over to Boondockers.
This is such a great website! So many wonderful people who share this insane interest!