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Not in this case. I put my 5 older hens in with the Buff when I separated them into 2 flocks. They put him in his place for a while, but over time he just raped them like he does all the other hens. The Austra Roo is scared to death of the older hens and a perfect gentleman but he's only...

Excellent info that goes hand in hand with my experiences. Room for a little more indepth info but for a quick overview of someone researching how to deal with aggressive roo's, it's great and to the point.

I have a 8 months old Austra Roo. Up until a few days ago, he was the perfect gentleman with his 12 hens and just tried to totally avoid human interaction. I also have a Buff Roo with 9 hens. Both Roos are same age and were raised together until they started crowing and I separated them into...

Update. Got this egg this morning and it's much darker. Just posting to update as it looks more like OE than EE color but what do I know...

Brown one from different chicken of course. That's my wife's super small hands. The eggs are really tiny but expected for first egg.

Thanks for responding everyone. Yes, I'm super excited to have green eggs. Don't know why but I am. Guess now I get to spend time looking up info on OE's. Again, tx everyone for responding. I was thinking cross with an EE and GLW....lol

Bought GLW from TSC but she laid a green egg today. 1st egg btw and normal tiny thing but I'm so proud. Just wasn't expecting a green egg.

Hilarious and sssssooooo true!

Booker81, this was a great article. As a matter of fact, I've read several of yours now and I'm totally impressed. As a matter of fact, you are the reason I just joined BYC, I just wanted to take the time to also let you know your taking the time to pass on your knowledge is hugely appreciated.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've been raising chickens for 3 years now but still learning. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 34 (3) What breeds do you have? Austro's, Wyndottes, Buff's, Hyland Browns (Rescues), California Whites and Barred Rocks...