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If you have a flock of assorted breeds of chickens, are they more likely to pick on each other, fight, or become cannibals than if you just have one breed? Assuming you just have one rooster so rooster-fighting won't be an issue. If they have lots of space, is it less likely? If they are raised together from chickhood, does that make a difference? Are there some breeds that are more/less disposed to that than others?
We have 10 acres and when we get chickens, they will have access to all of it during the day and will need to be closed up at night because of the coons and owls. I would like to compare several different breeds to find out which one(s) does best in our situation: climate/land type/management/etc. But I have heard that if you keep different breeds together, they will fight.
Anybody have experience/advice/tips to offer? Thanks
We have 10 acres and when we get chickens, they will have access to all of it during the day and will need to be closed up at night because of the coons and owls. I would like to compare several different breeds to find out which one(s) does best in our situation: climate/land type/management/etc. But I have heard that if you keep different breeds together, they will fight.
Anybody have experience/advice/tips to offer? Thanks
