Reviews by Lynn Manes

Nice and helpful article.Thank you. We are planning a mixed flock this Fall. We have 3 coops currently of chickens-6 hens with one roo, 5 hens and a baby with no roo, and 3 adult Silkies & 4 babies from incubation that are still in the brooder. We also have 5 adult ducks and five 3 wk old ducklings, still in the brooder. Our plan is to keep our Silkies totally separated, and keep only the hens from the 4 chicks. But integrate our 2 flocks of other chickens, keeping only our one rooster for them, and integrate our adult ducks, but keep only hens from the ducklings as we already have 3 drakes, and put all those chickens and the ducks together. Except for our Silkies,they all free range now, but have their own spaces to do so, and they all can see each other, but they are spread out. We want to dedicate one portion of the property for them all, and we will even keep the Silkie coop and run within those same confines. Wish us luck, this all goes well.