RockyMountainHens
In the Brooder
- Mar 20, 2023
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Hey all! I have a flock of 5 hens that are 6-8 months old. A lavender orpington, rhode island red, buff Orpington, barnevelder, and blue laced red Wyandotte. They seem pretty docile and hardly ever pick on each other if at all (though I’m pretty sure the Wyandotte is at the top of the pecking order).
I’m thinking of buying 3 month I’ll bantam Cochins (pullets) to add to the flock. I would get 2-3 of them. I would have them in the same run but fenced off from the other hens for the first week so they could get used to each other first and then let them free range together a day or two after that to get acquainted.
Do you think this is worth a shot or should I avoid it all together? I do t want to have to re-home the bantams down the road.
Here are some picks of my flock and the potential bantams I’d get.
I’m thinking of buying 3 month I’ll bantam Cochins (pullets) to add to the flock. I would get 2-3 of them. I would have them in the same run but fenced off from the other hens for the first week so they could get used to each other first and then let them free range together a day or two after that to get acquainted.
Do you think this is worth a shot or should I avoid it all together? I do t want to have to re-home the bantams down the road.
Here are some picks of my flock and the potential bantams I’d get.