Is two too few?

[humpbacks1962]

I had two all by themselves for five years. Then I had the single one for several months afterwards, until a stupid racoon attacked her.

 

[gritsar]

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That's why I always advocate at least three. Lose one out of two and you'll end up with a very lonely chicken.

 

[Hummingbird Hollow]

Well, I got the two new babies this afternoon and they made the trip home fine. They both immediately had a big drink of water and then attacked their food, which I take to be a good sign. They always seem to be nestled against each other when I go in to check on them, but that nestling varies in location from under the heat lamp to away from it, so I figure that means they are nestling for companionship as much as for warmth.