ya.... i started with 2 buff orpington chicks and a splash jersey giant chick.... my friend had 3 buff orpington chicks with me. one of my buff orpington chicks died. then later my friend decided to stop raising chickens so i got his two buff orpington hens and buff orpington rooster. then i rescued a RIR hen. and before that my friend and i bought some eggs that were blue black and splash buff orpingtons. only a black rooster and blue hen survived. and then i got some free chicks with a bag of chick starter from our local farm sotre. 1 black sexling, 1 columbian cochin, 2 golden comets, and 1 RIR rooster chick. and now i have 3 RIR x BO chicks from my stock and a BO x Cuckoo maran i believe is what my friend says it was lol. i still want more. Never thought i would end up with very many.