Hi,
Well the wife has decided she would like to keep some chickens, mainly for egg laying but also the odd one for the table. She has done some research into the various breeds etc and we have designed a coop and run which being a carpenter is my job to build!!
The breeds she has short listed are, buff orpington, plymouth rock, rhode island red, buff sussex, welsummer. Can any of these be kept together happily?? they will have a raised coop and then a fairly large run. We are also happy for them to be out and about in the garden when we are around (we have a cat and a lurcher, so need