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Hello there Texas! A Florida member saying
Welcome To Back Yard Chickens!
Great to have you.
I have learned so much and try to share that knowledge every chance I get!
Some really great advice within this site!
I hope you enjoy it!
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ELAINE ISENBLITTER said:
I'm new to the chick world ! Is it ok to mix breeds? if so what should I put with my orpingtons? They are still chicks.
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Mixing breeds of the same size I would recommend.
Also some breeds cam be more aggressive than others. I would research the mannerisms of the breeds you desire first as well as how big they cam get.
I have several kinds of breeds housed together with no probs.
Best regards.
FC
 
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Welcome to Backyard chickens. If you intend to mix them to have chicks/birds to sell, I think purebreds probably sell easier and for more $$$. If they are just for your own enjoyment, have some fun mixing breeds .
 
Welcome- I am still a newbie but reading and absorbing info daily. This is a great site! I have 5 hens; 2 gold sex links, 2 black sex links, and 1 Dominique. I have noticed that the Dom gets picked on the most, which is a shame cause she was the sweetest. The last time I held her she was punished by getting pecked really hard- it broke my heart. I try not to let it bother me too much because, there does have to be a pecking order- she just happens to be at the bottom of that order. Mixing the breeds is okay, but I have learned that they will pick on the ones that are different- like my Dom- or the ones that have larger combs or wattles because they stand out and draw the attention.
 
Charlynn said:
Welcome- I am still a newbie but reading and absorbing info daily. This is a great site! I have 5 hens; 2 gold sex links, 2 black sex links, and 1 Dominique. I have noticed that the Dom gets picked on the most, which is a shame cause she was the sweetest. The last time I held her she was punished by getting pecked really hard- it broke my heart. I try not to let it bother me too much because, there does have to be a pecking order- she just happens to be at the bottom of that order. Mixing the breeds is okay, but I have learned that they will pick on the ones that are different- like my Dom- or the ones that have larger combs or wattles because they stand out and draw the attention.
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Some breeds can and will be bullies. Bummer town, but pecking order comes with the territory. I try not to mix pretty show birds with huge heritage egg producers. Multi housing now comes into play.
 

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