is this a good mix?

[Blue]

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I have a bantam cochin that lays almost every day, and her eggs are fairly large for a bantam. She's a year old and hasn't gone broody yet, while my two Old English bantams of the same age both went broody at the same time.

 

[Alabama ee]

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I had a couple that would fly over the fence. We tried clipping their wings..it did not help. However, now that they are older, it does not happen
anymore.

 

[egglicious]

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I have a bantam cochin that lays almost every day, and her eggs are fairly large for a bantam. She's a year old and hasn't gone broody yet, while my two Old English bantams of the same age both went broody at the same time.

Does your Cochin fly?

 

[Blue]

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She hardly ever flies, except to get up on a roost or sit on the edge of the flower bed, things like that. My Old English bantams have flown half way across the back yard to get a treat from me, but my cochin seems to only be able to fly a few feet at a time. She seems to prefer to travel by foot. I love to watch her go waddling across the yard with her poofy bum, especially when she runs.

Her little waddling run is hilarious!

I saw you mention silkies in your original post, and they are the WORST fliers I've ever seen, but others are probably right about them having lower egg production. The one silkie I have is a rooster, so I have no experience with the egg production thing. He's definitely the worst flying chicken I have, however, and can barely get off the ground. I had to prop a laying box under his roost so he can reach it. He hops up on the box and then can hop up to the roost.

 

[egglicious]

Thanks, blue. The little cochins are darling. I'm gonna try and get a couple!

 

[Blue]

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I think you'll be very happy with them. Pip (my cochin) is the sweetest chicken I have and will come running from the other end of the yard if she thinks I've got something tasty for her.

She's also very easy to handle and not skittish at all. In case you can't tell, she's my favorite.

 

[lfreem2]

I can vouch for the Sussex. VERY friendly birds (especially if you handle them daily as babies) that are excited to see you whenever you go to the coop. Very attractive birds that lay brown eggs and are prolific. I have 15 of them, with 1 Buff Orp and 1 Australorp. I love them so much, I'm rehoming the two others and going to stick with all Sussex. Great all around bird.

 

[duckboatprincess]

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound snotty by my post about the roo. I just went back and read it. I thought you thought that if the hen went broody, you'd have chicks regardless of the fact that you don't have a roo. My mistake! Good luck and I'm totally jealous you're getting chickens... One day... ((Sigh))

 

[egglicious]

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I didn't think you were snotty at all! Lol. My previous post totally sounded like I didn't understand the birds and the bees!!

I just ordered my chicks!! One australorp, one Sussex, one wyandotte (golden laced), two buff Brahma bantams and one frizzle Cochin (heck, I may end up with two). SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!

 

[axion_lotus]

If no one's said it already, the speckled Sussex are wonderful, I loved the two I had, but sadly, I lost Amelia to a hawk last thursday. But Tess is a total sweetheart, and one of my absolute favorites out of my flock. I'm definitely ordering more next spring; they're amazing little birds.