Thanks for all your informative advice Michael OShea, I'm so excited about getting started and will let you all know when it's all up and running.
Many Thanks
Ionaborda
My hubbie has nearly finished building me a chicken coup and fenced a large yard for about 5 laying chickens. My question is, should I buy all five chickens at the same time so they get along better in the yard? I've heard the Australorps are fairly docile and are good layers as are RIR's but...