isabellajosie
Chirping
Hello, all. Now that spring is here, I plan on adding some new chicks to my existing flock of 7, one rooster and six hens. I work at a place that sells chicks during the spring and in our recent shipment we ended up with a single Polish. I believe she is a Silver Laced Polish, but she is the sweetest chick. I’m considering bringing her home with the others I plan on getting, but I’m concerned about integrating a Polish into my existing flock, especially since I have a rooster.
I’ve been reading up on the breed and from what I have learned, this breed can be difficult to integrate and is usually lower in the pecking order and can be picked on and bullied because of their different look. I’m also worried how my rooster would be with Polish since they’re also a smaller breed. My hens are all a year old, and I wouldn’t describe them as aggressive. But again, my concern for the Polish outweighs my desire to have one in my flock, and I don’t want to get her if it’s a bad idea for her well-being and health to be in a mixed flock like I have.
For reference, my rooster is an Isabella Leghorn. My hens are an Easter Egger, a Sapphire Gem, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Partridge Plymouth Rock, and a Columbian Wyandotte.
I’ve been reading up on the breed and from what I have learned, this breed can be difficult to integrate and is usually lower in the pecking order and can be picked on and bullied because of their different look. I’m also worried how my rooster would be with Polish since they’re also a smaller breed. My hens are all a year old, and I wouldn’t describe them as aggressive. But again, my concern for the Polish outweighs my desire to have one in my flock, and I don’t want to get her if it’s a bad idea for her well-being and health to be in a mixed flock like I have.
For reference, my rooster is an Isabella Leghorn. My hens are an Easter Egger, a Sapphire Gem, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Partridge Plymouth Rock, and a Columbian Wyandotte.