i currently have 6 chickens. 3 buff orps.. 2 barred rocks.. and 1 rhode island red.. two of the buff orps are cockrels and the rest of them are hens.. i built myself a pretty good size chicken coop and im ready for the eggs!!!! The buff orps and barred rocks are about 6 weeks old.. and my lone rhode island red is only 3 weeks old..