Introducing Crested Chickens

[sadness child]

I have a flock of 6 month old pullets and 1 cockerel. I want to introduce 2-3 1 year old Polish or Houdans, but I don't know if they will get bullied. When the flock were day old chicks they had a polish chick friend, but it died about 1 week after we got them.

 

[sourland]

Have a 'Plan B' in mind. Even when raised in mixed flocks, crested birds tend to have their crests plucked out. It will probably be worse on introduction into an established flock.

 

[sadness child]

Yes so, the person I am looking to buy chickens from, is selling Houdans, Golden Laced Polish, and some Hamburgs. But I would like to have the crested chickens. All of the chickens he is selling are 1 year old.

 

[sadness child]

And like I said before the flock grew up with a polish for a week, but they also grew up with bantams, so I feel like they are used to misfits.