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Sorry - I should have been clearer there. You're right though - I meant getting a rooster chick, raising it to adult, and then introducing it to the flock. I guess I hadn't considered adopting an older bird and missing the chance to handle it as a chick to get it used to us. Waiting on a...

Jossanne, do you mean your Buff Orpington's didn't produce many eggs? What attracted me to them was that I've read in several places (including here) that they are very gentle birds and like to be handled - that in addition to them supposedly being good layers. Re: introducing roosters later...

When we get the chickens, my kids will be 9, 8, 3, and 1.

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Love the poem. My plan now is to get 6 Speckled Sussex and 6 Buff Orpington pullets. I'm now undecided about roosters since my kids are so young. I really want their experience with the birds to be a positive one. A few more questions: Can I easily introduce a rooster into the flock down the...

Wow. What a warm welcome. Thank you all very much for the friendly advice. From your responses, it sounds like I should look into Dominiques, Barred Rocks, Delawares, Houdan, and Blue Orpington, and that I shouldn't be afraid to get a rooster. Having some help rounding them all up sounds...

Hi, everyone. My name is Jason, and I live on a small farm in northeast Georgia with my wife and four kids, ages 9, 7, 3, and 1. I'm buying chickens for the first time this coming spring, and I while I've read a lot about raising chickens for eggs, I have a couple of basic questions that I'm...