We have 26 hens, 1 roo and 3 guinea fowl and LOVE them. The most friendly and docile are the Buff Orpingtons (we have 7) and one that insists she is a lap hen **lol**. We also have a Cuckoo Maran, Barred rock, Easter Eggers and Leghorns (which, those are the most flightiest/scared). We clean out their coop at least twice a month because, well, they're alot of them and we, too, dust the coop/run to get rid of parasites/mites/etc., as well as, composting/killing the odor. They do have a open run w/ deer netting to avoid having predators such as hawks/falcons trying to have lunch and the last thing, we do add supplemental lighting for egg production. We raised all of them from a day old and handled them constantly because we didn't want flighty chickens. I take that back, hubby bought 10 that were about 2 weeks old and 4 were the leghorns....such scaredy cats too, blech **lol** Any more questions, you can PM me anytime or find me on FB.
