Here's a a link to get us started

A beginners guide to raising chickens:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/116710/a_beginners_guide_to_raising_chickens.html?cat=53

This is a good starting place. The article is a little humorous. I especially liked the part where it says that raising chickens is not for the squeamish. It talks about getting pecked when gathering eggs, but we found a rememdy for that, lock them out while getting the eggs. Although, my hens are not bad, but my roosters are very protective of their girls. For awhile we were trying to gather eggs while holding a stick to ward off the attacks of a killer roo. Now, we just slide the door shut and keep him outside and no more worries.