Are any of these breeds incompatible in a mixed flock?

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

Barred rocks are one of the most friendly breeds, get them.
Dominique’s can be very aggressive. And do not get whit leghorns, mine fly 8 feet straight up even with there wings clipped and they are not very good birds for pets.

The Barred Plymouth Rocks aren’t a breed I would recommend for a first time chicken owner, let alone in a mixed flock. Same applies to Rhode Island Reds.
Get Domiques instead of the Barred Plymouth Rocks. And you’re missing a white egg laying breed, so get 2 White Leghorns.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Barred rocks are one of the most friendly breeds, get them.
Dominique’s can be very aggressive. And do not get whit leghorns, mine fly 8 feet straight up even with there wings clipped and they are not very good birds for pets.

My White Leghorns were great pets. They were always by my side when I was doing yard work. And the fact that they can fly is a plus for me. I am a big advocate of giving chickens perches in the run to use and exercising their wing muscles. They are birds after all.

 

[SueT]

I read all the other comments. I have one barred rock, and she's in charge of all the other chickens, including the rooster. People friendly, yes, but very domineering to the flock. She had to wear Pinless Peepers for a while, but now is reformed. Since a couple others mentioned this, I also had a Wyandotte that was stand-offish. I only had one. For white eggs, may I suggest Appenzeller Spitzhaubens...extremely cute, very friendly, quirky, smallish, excellent layers. I have brown leghorns, also white egg layers, but they are flighty. I got them for free ranging and their ability to evade predators not for socializing with me, which they do not, (unlike my other breeds.)

 

[jolenesdad]

Did you get your Wyandottes from a hatchery? Which one?--(if you don't mind me asking). I'm looking for breeders in my area, but figure I'll have to order from a hatchery in order to get the mix of breeds I'm interested in and for them to grow up together from chicks. I'm fine with Wyandottes being reserved, but I wouldn't want any that were overly aggressive. I understand there will be a pecking order, but I don't want any birds to be seriously bullied/bloodied.

Most of the feed stores here get from Ideal since we are in TX. I would assume that’s where they came from at the time.

Get one, not two, maybe. I find behavior of dominate breeds increases when there’s more. It will be totally fine in the flock you build that it grows up with. Issues will potentially arise when you add new birds and may need to rehome it.

 

[Cryss]

My only SLW is stand off-ish when it comes to me petting her. She is protective of her best friend an EE. I've never seen any agression from her toward any of the flock. She adores the rooster but he's in a bachelor pad these days due to people aggression.

 

[danceswithronin]

My only SLW is stand off-ish when it comes to me petting her. She is protective of her best friend an EE. I've never seen any agression from her toward any of the flock. She adores the rooster but he's in a bachelor pad these days due to people aggression.

Yeah my take is that if you want cuddly chickens, don't get Wyandottes, get silkies or Orpingtons… but if you want really gorgeous chickens, get Wyandottes and resign yourself to admiring them from afar unless you wanna try extra hard to tame one.

 

[TwoShepherds]

I read all the other comments. I have one barred rock, and she's in charge of all the other chickens, including the rooster. People friendly, yes, but very domineering to the flock. She had to wear Pinless Peepers for a while, but now is reformed. Since a couple others mentioned this, I also had a Wyandotte that was stand-offish. I only had one. For white eggs, may I suggest Appenzeller Spitzhaubens...extremely cute, very friendly, quirky, smallish, excellent layers. I have brown leghorns, also white egg layers, but they are flighty. I got them for free ranging and their ability to evade predators not for socializing with me, which they do not, (unlike my other breeds.)
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I love the looks of the Appenzeller Spitzhaubens, they are gorgeous, and they sound fun to watch! I actually spent some time researching them, but took them off the list because I read they prefer to free range. While I do plan to free range them some of the time, I can't do it full-time right now. Do they do okay in a mixed flock? Do other birds pick on their crests? Do you have trouble getting yours into the coop at night?

 

[danceswithronin]

My Polish chick is now getting to the age where I can full-on recognize the "flightiness" of her breed in comparison to my other chicks, like my Orps and my Sussex. She is difficult to catch, a brilliant flyer, and very nervous around people. I have a feeling that she's going to be one of my best looking hens based on her incoming plumage, but that I won't ever really get her comfortable with being handled except for medical reasons. I'm just now starting to spend a lot of sit-in time with the chicks out in the coop though, which I think will help warm them up to me (along with treats).

But in the meantime, I changed my next chick order from two reportedly flighty breeds to more Orpingtons, because I like chickens that are lazy and easy to catch. It's also a nice fringe benefit that they enjoy being cuddled. But I don't think flighty, free-ranging breeds are a good fit for a suburban backyard flock, or for any flock you want to interact socially a lot with.

 

[TwoShepherds]

Thanks everyone! This is so helpful!

Kind of disappointed about the barred rocks, I liked the balance they struck between being practical (egg-layers) and fun/friendly. But if they are aggressive to other birds that won't do, as I'm pretty sure I want to start out with a mixed flock, at least until we decide what our favorites are.

I don't care if the Wyandottes are aloof as long they don't hurt the other hens. It'd be great if there were some friendly/approachable birds in the flock too, especially while my boys are young.

So, it seems like the Orpingtons, Brahmas, EE would be okay in a flock, with Wyandottes generally being aloof (and occasionally aggressive), and barred rocks maybe too assertive for the gentle breeds.

 

[SueT]

I actually spent some time researching them, but took them off the list because I read they prefer to free range. While I do plan to free range them some of the time, I can't do it full-time right now. Do they do okay in a mixed flock? Do other birds pick on their crests? Do you have trouble getting yours into the coop at night

I read that about free ranging Spitzhaubens too. I don't know if they are any more adverse to confinement than my others. Lots of people never let their Spitzes out. We let all our chickens range most afternoons, but on days that they are kept in due to weather or predators, etc. they just find something to do in their run and seem content enough. I do, however, have a really big run, about 1,000 sq ft for a flock of 10.
They are the youngest members of my mixed flock, and integrated just as easily as the others. No one bothers their crests, and their crests don't interfere with their vision. They come in at night just like the others.
There's an active Spitzhauben thread where you could ask all those questions again and get more opinions:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/spitzhaubens.164012/