I bought two last fall to replace a couple of BO's I'd lost. The first thing I noticed about them is that they had a strong odor about them including their droppings. As they grew and stopped eating grow crumble and eating what my BO's were eating the smell went away. They started laying last week and are not as skittish as they were at first in fact the older of the two now does the submissive squat when I come out and feed them and allows me to pick her up. The Buffs being older still rule and I find them to be more aggressive but the younger ones are now mingling more and more as they feed with little trouble.