Greetings Chicken lovers!!!! I am from the central valley in California. Nestled in a nice 5 acre property and a new owner of 22 chickens. I bought an entire flock from a friend who needed to rethink her chicken situation. Her loss is my gain! I am new to chickens and have found this site to be helpful! I am kind of nervous about silly things like why those darn birds go from laying 5 eggs to 12 but are never consistent. But i have read and have become armed with knowledge... lol. Bottom line is I would love to meet some fellow farming folks who have learned the skill of chicken care like I have (the old school of hard knocks has been my best educator) . So yeh, HI!!! I look forward to our encounters of the chicken kind! LOL