Got 11 for my first time

[Shawnstve]

Hello everyone, my family just bought an acre of land and we got chickens for the first time. 3 golden comets, 3 Guinea, 2 silver phoenix, and 3 cockoo marans. Got them at tractor supply. We got a large run for them as we don’t have our property fenced off yet. Anyone have experience with these breeds? Any info you think I should know about them?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I've only had Cuckoo Marans. One was cuckoo broody. I rehomed her. The other I still have. She's a big girl that lays a darker brown egg once or twice a week. She's 4 years old.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Adorable chicks! I've never kept any of these however I am sure others stopping by here can give you some tips.

Welcome to our community!

 

[Kimberoo]

Welcome! I hope you're able to find the support and answers you need here!

If the guineas are guinea fowl, I've heard they're the bossiest birds on the block and so fun to watch! I would keep an eye out for bullying, and be prepared for the noise as they grow out. I want some but live in town so I need to keep peace with my neighbors

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC!
Out of the breeds you've listed I've only owned the Golden Comets. Very friendly birds, but because they produce so many eggs they can be prone to more egg related issues. I never had any problems with mine, but just something to be aware of.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck with your chicks.

 

[Shawnstve]

Thanks for all the info everyone.

So the cockoo marans can go broody? Good to know, I’ll watch out for that.

The Guinea are yeah Guinea fowl I believe. I’ve heard they can get bossy yeah, but I actually got them for predator control. I’m in the country so, I want to get the alarm squawks if a stray dog or hawk, or coyote tries to get in. That way I can stop it. Hopefully they keep the peace a bit, we will see.

Yeah so the comets are high laying for sure! We got them for that, but didn’t think about the issues. How common is this? How can you help mitigate the issues?

 

[Shawnstve]

I do have one other question…. I’ve got 3 cockoo marans, and I read the rooster will show signs early on by lighter feathers. They were supposed to be sexlinked at tractor supply, but I’m suspecting one is a rooster. Here are pics of two of the cockoo’s…. As you can see the comb is more pronounced also on the cockoo. I believe they were pretty new born when I bought them, maybe a couple days old, that was about 3 weeks ago. So I’d say at most 4 weeks old?

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[TwoCrows]

I do have one other question…. I’ve got 3 cockoo marans, and I read the rooster will show signs early on by lighter feathers. They were supposed to be sexlinked at tractor supply, but I’m suspecting one is a rooster. Here are pics of two of the cockoo’s…. As you can see the comb is more pronounced also on the cockoo. I believe they were pretty new born when I bought them, maybe a couple days old, that was about 3 weeks ago. So I’d say at most 4 weeks old?

Cute! I am not sure on the sex. You can post a thread in our What Breed and Gender forums for help... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/