I have 8 Black Australorps. I got lucky with a straight run... 1 rooster and 7 hens... lol. Phew!!!
They are about 3 or 4 months old now. My hens love me to death. They all want to sit on my lap, and 1 in paticular, Charlotte, likes
to sit and nap on my shoulder for as long as I will allow it...