What got you interested in raising chickens? I had no interest in, or knowledge of, chickens at all when I got my first. She was a spur-of-the-moment rescue. Tiny little chick with splayed legs that was a leftover from a high school agriculture class experiment, and she was going to be killed otherwise. I took her home and learned from there. Fell in love instantly, and once I got more chickens to keep her company, I fell in love with the species.
Did you ever "take a break" and not have chickens? Nope! I've always had chickens since my very first, in February 2012.
What breeds did you start with, how many, and do you have any pictures to share? My very first chicken was Darcy, and her photo is my avatar here. She was a Cornish cross. I got six bantams to be her friends - two Rosecombs, two Cochins, a d'Uccle, and a booted bantam. One Rosecomb died young, but the others grew up strong. A few months later, I rescued a Leghorn. They were one happy flock until about a year later, when I hatched my first batch of chicks. I no longer have any members of my original flock, but I do have some of their descendants.