I have 2 EEs. One grew up with the Buff Orpington that became the top hen. When she died, the EE took over. My other EE is the most laid-back chicken ever. I can put her with new chickens, and she just accepts them. She's the one I let my students pet and pick up because she is so docile. Every...
Don't be so sure you don't have predators. My town, in a suburb of NYC, has raccoons, foxes, opossums, skunks, hawks, and eagles. A raccoon just broke into my neighbor's garage a few days ago, and also broke the lattice to get under my porch. Lots are generally 50' x 100' so we have even less...