Mixing breeds

[caw009]

I am ordering 3 different breeds from the same hatchery. Can you mix these breeds together in the same pen if they are raised togheter?

 

[Fred's Hens]

Yup. Happens all the time.

 

[aoxa]

Yes you can

Some people say not to put polish with other breeds because of bullying, but my polish hen is probably 4th or 5th in the pecking order, and I have 16 girls.

 

[Cowgirl71]

Mixing breeds in the brooder is generally fine, so long as you don't mix bantams and standards. Many people recommend not mixing Polish (and other crested breeds) in with non-crested breeds, however I raised a WCB Polish rooster (hatchery freebie) with about 50 other "normal" chicks and he did fine.

 

[caw009]

Which is the better breed between black copper and cuckoo marans?

 

[Fred's Hens]

In what way? They are both Marans.