Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens. You will find lot's of good advice on here and meet lot's of friendly and interesting people. Check out some of the forums, like coop construction, or raising baby chicks. You will surely get plenty of responses all you need to do is ask.
I too am new to raising chickens, and have found lot's of helpful people on here and even made a few friends in the process.
My Pet Chicken is a good place to look for small amounts of chicks to raise, also some of the hatcheries will sell day old chicks in small amounts as well.
Again Welcome aboard, tighten your feathers and enjoy the ride.
