How many chickens?

Carshay · « **on:** November 04, 2011, 09:52 »

First of all thanks for your help on ducks - they seem to be settling in well.
I have found someone to take my three boys which will leave me with only four chooks. I have room for about fifteen but want to build up gradually so I have a good age range.
What I need to know is would it be best to get two new ones now or should I get either four or six so that the bullying would be shared out a bit more?

hardygeranium · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2011, 22:12 »

I have gone down all routes on the road to my 19 hens. Sneaking in one hen actually worked okay, 2 and 4 hens at a time were pretty much the same. I found that junior hen took offence at one or two of the newcomers and ignored the rest. The upper echelon of the hen hierarchy merely took a sly peck at any head that was going past.

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How many chickens?

Carshay

How many chickens?

hardygeranium

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