They each stay with their own Kind!

[rocmoc]

We have noticed something interesting. Each of the different variety of chicken in our family stays with their own kind most of the time. They even roost in groups in the coop.

Also our EEs seem more game bird like than any of our other chickens. They play rougher and fly & roost higher. They remind us of hawks sometimes.

Just interesting to watch! In case you are wondering we have Plymouth Barred Rock (gentle ladies), Red Sex Link (hyper & cranky), Silver Wyandott (loners), EE (exciting to watch & top of the pecking order), Polish (poor things are at the bottom of the pecking order & goofy), White Rock (Gentle, beautiful, mellow & BIG) & one Unknown (doesn't take C**p from anyone but not the Top of the order, loner but travels with everyone). AND they all stay to each grouping!

rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Mine tend to stick with the ones they were in the brooder with, no matter what breed they are. I guess the fact that I don't have very many of the same breeds makes a difference, huh?

 

[catdaddyfro]

You've never heard the old saying: Birds of a feather flock together. I've heard that one all my life and it holds true also.

Another is: You don't see the red-birds mixing with the black-birds.

catdaddy

 

[Whitehouse Quail]

My orpingtons stick together, my ee's used to stick together, and my br stick together. We'll have to wait when the polish are introduced!

 

[Casey3043]

Mine do the same thing. They were all in the brooder together. I got them as day olds. Could they have learned the sounds of their own hatch mates in the few hours they were together after hatching, before they were mixed with the rest of my order? Now they pair off within the same breed, but unless they have a mirror, how do they know what THEY look like? Fascinating!

 

[wegotchickens]

Mine have always divided themselves by breed as well, except the randy teenage roosters. When the hormones hit they aren't picky LOL.

I have silkies & d'Uccles in the brooder. The d'Uccles are of 2 different ages, and when I mixed them the younger trio didn't stick together, but mingled with their older siblings. Now that the younger trio is in with the smaller silkies they are always together again. I thought that was intersting.

 

[rocmoc]

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Thanks I have and just went over my head. The pecking order saying did not.

rocmoc n AZ

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

Same here. My high school son even categorized them by behavior

Speckled Sussex - Seniors
Delawares - Juniors
Welsummers - Sophomores
Ameraucanas - Freshmen

When we still had CornX broilers, they were more like "Fat Albert".

While the group mix from time to time, the Sussex are ALWAYS together, the rooster making sure no one bothers his ladies.

They were all brooded together.

 

[mags2009]

Mine do the same, BO's together, BR's together, and White rocks together, too bad one of our red stars died, because our other one is now alone!!!!!!