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I found this site after purchasing our new chickens. I will be checking it often to gain much needed information. My husband and I are new to the chicken world. We recently purchased Orpingtons, 5 Chocolates( 4 hens and 1 rooster) and 4 Lavenders ( all hens). The lavenders had been bred to a Lemon Cuckoo Orpington before we purchased them and the previous owner told us we could incubate any eggs they had during the 1st 2 weeks in hopes to add Lemons to our mix. We have 18 eggs incubating and are on day 19 today( fingers crossed). I have a question. I absolutely love my Orpingtons. I didn't think I would be a "chicken person" until we acquired them. Everything about them has drawn me, except for one thing, they are not very proficient layers; great dual purpose but not necessarily great layers. We are considering putting a few Leghorns in. Do these 2 breeds go well together. I know with Orpingtons being docile and easily dominated I don't want an overly aggressive breed in. How are Leghorns? Sorry for the length
 
Hi and welcome to BYC. Leghorns are flighty but not aggressive in my experience.

You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/ and if you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

CT
 
CTKen said:
Hi and welcome to BYC. Leghorns are flighty but not aggressive in my experience.

You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/ and if you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

CT
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Thank you very much! I will look into all the links.
 
You may not have to incubate eggs, Orps are not the best layers but, they tend to go broody often . When they do, they will hatch eggs under them - the natural way.
 
Welcome to BYC! We are glad you joined our flock!
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drumstick diva said:
You may not have to incubate eggs, Orps are not the best layers but, they tend to go broody often . When they do, they will hatch eggs under them - the natural way.
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I would love to watch them hatch under a broody hen next time. I chose incubating this time only because I just purchased them and the lavenders and chocolates had not been raised together and were still establishing a pecking order so I didn't know if any would go broody just yet but I would love to watch a mamma hen raise some
 

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