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Hi, I'm Laura.
I have a flock of about 30, all of whom were adopted through the local extension office. They were hatched in middle school science classes, and they're a mix of whatever different breeds. I've had chickens most of my life, but this is the first flock that is completely mine. I got them as chicks in spring of 2021, except for 2, who were the last of my parents' flock, and they were hatched in spring of 2019.
About half of the flock is roosters, but I don't butcher any of my birds. My most affectionate birds are roos :~) Including Cap, in the picture, who reckons I'm one of his hens...
I have a little hobby farm, called Come Along Farm, with a bit of everything from a mouse to horses and all sizes in between.
 

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Welcome Laura,
Have a great time on BYC! Look in the article section to learn. Ask questions or tell stories by starting a new thread in the forum section.

Do you have the roosters separated from the hens? Because I’ve been reading that if you don’t, the roosters often will fight till death.

P.S. This thread is about a third rooster in a flock. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-third-rooster.1515704/
 
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I had the whole flock together til this week. Now there's two coops, but they are able to see each other (former stalls turned into coops). 2 roos are in with my girls, and the others are in the other coop. I mostly split the flock so the girls had a little more peace while inside. The boys seldom fight more than a little "I want to sit there" type spat, whether they're with the hens or not. Honestly, I've always had mixed sex flocks and over the course of 20+ years with chickens, only had a couple boys who were too aggressive, and never had any fight to the death. Even with rooster heavy flocks.
 
Kudos to you for adopting those science class babies; I think I have mixed feelings about school room hatchings -- unless there is a solid plan in place to give those chicks good homes once they've served their educational purpose. In this case, sounds like the plan is YOU!

Also, it's great that you are able to give homes to the roosters. I only have two, and Sir Henry the Loud is a big Iowa Blue. The new roo, Billie Boy, is a Cochin Bantam, who frequently challenges Sir Henry -- but safely from the other side of the Blues' fenced-in run. The big rooster and his girls are the only birds that do not "free range" with supervision. They take the term far too literally and refuse to re-coop at the end of the day.

Cap is a gorgeous boy, and Come Along Farm sounds like a cool place! Welcome to BYC, Laura; it's good to meet you!
 

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