Would these breeds get along?

[jmc]

I am thinking of doing a mix this spring, composed of:

B Rks, RIR, B Orps, Austrlrp, EEs, Red Stars OR Golden Comets.

will have 20 to 25


tx

been pleased w/ rir in the past, though that was all i had and just a flock of 7 hens..................

 

[RAREROO]

They would be fine, espcially if raised to together from chicks. If you get them as adults and put them together they will probably pester each other a little until the pecking order is established, but after that, they would be fine.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

They should be fine if raised together.

If they are not going to be raised together, I would drop RIR from the selection. RIR tend to be highly aggressive, and I've had bad experiences with them - especially having aggression against my EE's.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I introduce grown hens all the time from those breeds into my existing flock of egg layers and all do well. The RIRs I have gotten have been nice whereas the worst were black sex links. The BRks can be a pain, too but not nearly as bad as blk sex links. Red sex links are fine. I have gotten RIRs from several different places like breeders and hatcheries so I have no idea why others can be aggressive. All my RIR ladies are sweet and like my attention.
I run a flock from 50 up to 150 at a time but mine also are free ranging chickens and only locked up at night. Maybe that is the problem.

 

[booker81]

My flock is RIR, SLW, Red Sex Link, BSL, Light Brahma, Polish, California Grey, GLW, and Ameruacana. The Polish gets picked on occasionally if I don't trim her feathers up, but for the most part, everyone gets along with minimal squabbling