thanks to you all so much - i am thinking that if they can get along with each other as they mature, i will keep them both -
unfortunate for mr. lu the rhode island red, mr. maple the wyandotte and mr. ethel the barred rock
- but i know there will not be peace should i keep 5 roos and only four hens. l
looks like i will have 3 cochins (including these great boys) and one hen of each kind of the other roos.
in other vt news i now know i have a bear wandering my property (just down from the house) as fresh scat was next to the blackberries...
i hope my chickies will be safe enough - they are in a wood coop which is inside a dog chainlink kennel, all locked tight at night!