Another SC member here! My name is Amy and I am looking into getting some chickens for my family. Actually, I've been looking into it for about 3 years now but haven't gotten the nerve up to do it yet. Right now I live in a neighborhood (In what was supposed to be our starter home) and have been hoping that we would be able to move at some point but with real estate being what it is- it looks like we might be stuck here for awhile. So I've got .22 acres of a little slice of heaven in the heart of Boiling Springs (near Spartanburg) to try out my chicken skills. I am just wondering if it is doable or am I crazy for trying? I also have 4 kids (ages 9, 4, 3, and 1) and husband that travels for work so I worry that I might get in over my head. Help! Advice please! Honestly, I would love to visit someone with chickens to see how it all works- I've got books and read websites but its' hard for me to translate caring for chickens in real life vs what is in the books. Does that make sense? I'm probably overanalyzing it all too much at this point.