New to Chickens! What breeds and will they fight?

[ldrnorman]

Hello All,.

I have a big farm which we had a large chicken coop. I am looking at buying some laying hens. I have looked at the breeds and I like the buff orpingtons, golden comets, and barred rocks. But I dont know how many to get and will mixing them cause fights. I am picking all the chicks up the same day and they will be together from the begining. Any advice would be wonderful

Thanks

 

[gumpsgirl]

Those breeds should do just fine together since you are starting them all together as chicks. You shouldn't have any issues with them at all. Nice choices too!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

They should be fine together if raised from chicks. The only problem I've ever had with one of those breeds is a golden comet that quite literally ate the wattles off of a barred rock rooster when I put him in with the ladies...needless to say, she went to live somewhere where there were no roosters...

Congrats on your new babies! And,

 

[ldrnorman]

Thanks Alot. That makes me feel better about my decesion to mix.

 

[math ace]

The key is really to raise them together as chicks.

I have 15 that were raised together - 3 different varietys. They have been together for 4 1/2 months. Never had any problems.

HOWEVER, I introduced 2 new birds to them two weeks ago and we are still dealing with some issues.

 

[ldrnorman]

I ended up with 10 buff and 10 comets....The woman where i ordered said my barred rocks might be aggressive eventually. I decided against them.

Thanks fot the input.

 

[ChickenTender63]

I have buffs, barred rocks, and a few other breeds
That I have grouped together and I have had no
Issues in 15 months they have been together.

The buffs and barred rocks are the friendliest
And most docile birds I have, as well as just
Down right beautiful and lay every day for me.

I have a couple other pens that I now have some
Std cochins, barnvelders, silver pencil plymouth rocks,
Both standard and bantams, and a few other
Rare breeds I'm trying to get started with. I am curious
To see how these breeds temperments will be
When they get a bit older.


Good luck with your new babies, they should do
Just fine for you.

CT