Newbie question about number of chicks and breeds

[MiaHudy]

Hi all,

I have been spending oodles of time on the forums and site and have found wonderful and helpful information. I have read about breeds, and have a quick question about the size of my (barely) flock to be.

I plan on getting my chicks locally and was thinking of starting with just 2 hens. Is that enough?

I was thinking of getting a Easter Egger and a buff Orpington. Will they be a good match or should I choose one or the other breed and get 2 EErs or 2 Orpingtons?

Since I'm only starting with 2 I wanted to make sure that they would be compatible, or is that silly to worry about?

Thanks,
Mia

 

[Kiniska]

I would think those two should be fine together.