I have 16 (14 hens & 2 roosters) New Hampshires (one year old) and want to expand my flock. A person has offered 6 black australorp that are 4 years old. Can I simply put them in with my flock? From what I've read that breed is very docile as are my NH.
Got our chicks last week so they are about 11 days old. I have the brooder in the coop which is a block building with a cement floor so it's very safe. Yesterday, we found one chick out of the brooder and running around in the coop. This morning, another was sitting on top of the brooder wall...