You can make all the plans you want, but in the end, you just have to handle the flock you wind up with. Temperament and instincts vary a great deal from chicken to chicken, even within the same breed. Some people have put chickens together without introductions and chickens were killed. It can get really ugly. Other people haven't had much trouble. All you can do is make the best choices you can and then keep an eye on them. You just have to be prepared to deal with what comes up.
Everyone knows there are dogs that would never hurt another living soul, of any species. There are dogs that kill other species, other dogs and even people. It's the same with chickens. How you handle them makes a difference, but so does their individual temperament and instincts.
Everyone knows there are dogs that would never hurt another living soul, of any species. There are dogs that kill other species, other dogs and even people. It's the same with chickens. How you handle them makes a difference, but so does their individual temperament and instincts.