MedSchlFarmers
Chirping
Hey! We are new to chickens also. We currently have 8 (hopefully hens). 1 Silkie, 2 Easter Eggers, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Lavender Orpington, 1 Brown Lehgorn, and 1 Black Sexlink. They all get along great, even the silkie! We got the Orpington, 1 Easter Egger and the Silkie at the same time from the same breeder (along with 4 others that turned out to be rooster, so we had to return them), they had been together since hatching. They are currently 7 weeks old. When they were 2.5 weeks we added the others, who were 6 days old at the time. The integration was seamless. They others all came from the same location also. The older Easter Egger and Orpington keep the Silkie warm, and allow it to hide under their feathers. From what I understand this isn't always the case with having a breed such as a Silkie with these others, but perhaps since they were together from Day 1, we haven't had any issues at all. Good luck! I love having a variety.