mixed breed flocks

  1. E

    1 polish & 1 silkie in mixed flock

    I’m starting a new 15 girl flock with 10 different, (hopefully) docile breeds ( including Cochin, Brahma, BR, EE, Australorp, Orpingtons) all as Day old chicks. My hope is they will all be different enough to not see the Silkie and Polish as too different. If I have 1 polish and 2 Silkies, will...
  2. 0ddaudd

    Male Duck Trying To Mate With Chicken Hens !!!

    Hey ! So around March of last year I got a Pekin duckling and two Rhode Island Red chicks. At the time, being a new poultry owner, I didnt think too much about the sex of the duck. I raised them all together and they lived quite peacefully together. But these last few weeks Eli (the male pekin)...
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    • drake attacking chickens ducks ducks and chickens in harmony mate mating problem mating ratio mixed birds mixed breed flocks pekin drake rhode island red hen
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  3. Degg1121

    Mixing breeds

    so, after four of my babies passed, I’d like to get more to keep my other four company. I have three sapphire gems and one Brahma rooster (I think he’s a rooster anyway). I’d like to get some Easter Eggers and maybe some other cool breeds. I love all different kinds of chickens and colorful...
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