Gentle1973 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Someone on another forum has just told me that you shouldn't have just two chickens as they will peck and fight each other - is this right? Wendy P.S. Sorry for all the questions, but we are new to this chicken keeping lark!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Blue Sky Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I don't think that can be right - my two have never had a cross word, and there are loads of people on this forum with two! Maybe you might get problems if you have one and introduce another? Or two and introduce a third? Go on, have two chickens, it will be lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky mark Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I have noticed a few on here with just 2 chooks but I was always advised (by numerous sources) to get at least 3 to avoid fighting and stuff like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I think they say three so you never get a lonely chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 my two are the best of friends - but if you're starting out, I'd get three for the reasons given above; if one goes, you don't have a lonely chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 If you only have two chickens and one dies, the serious fighting starts when you introduce another one. Get three (extra eggs and extra fun for no extra trouble). Then if you do lose a chicken, there is no panic to get a new companion: and by that time you will be so hooked on keeping chickens you will probably be ready for a Cube, and instead of buying just one more hen you will get eight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy C Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Gallina has said it all. Go on get 3. You know you want to... just do it... Then think about a cube later on... 3 Go on 3 It makes sense 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I have 2 and they never really fought. One wouldn't let the other eat until she had had her fill, but now they know there's enough food for them both they are the best of friends. They are very close - I do worry what will happen when 1 dies - but having 3 would just delay that problem not remove it. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 OR... if you are prepared to let them freerange, how about 4? 4's a good number I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh, why not just go the whole hog and get 6?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentle1973 Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 What are you lot like!!!! 2, 3, 4, 5......... I think we might get three - we are going to get them on Sunday I will let you know what we end up with!!! Thanks again for all the advice! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbates65 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I have two and they are great together. I avoided getting 3 as I was brand new to chickens, but now seeing how they are never apart. . .it would be hard if somethine were to happen to one of them. They are literally always by each others side. God forbid anything does happen to either of them for many years. . .but I do see that starting out with 3 that would bond naturally could help avoid issues later. . . Because they obviously need to be around other chickens. . . Does anyone keep a single chicken? If so what is that like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 we were going to get 2, then, we changed to 3 in the end couperman decided that we should just cut our losses and get a cube and 6 then he kept putting off ordering one, so I did now we have a fab cube and 6 chookies and they are no problem at all (we hadnt kept chooks before - but we are not having problems ) except this morning when we heard splodge "Yelling" at us to get up it was 7am , doesnt she know that it is the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy C Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 3 it is then. What colour eglu??? I like GREEN...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisHapp Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 deffo get 3. Colours.... well, I'm a red n green person! Not many people seem to go for blue, although I quite like it. MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I love my red Eglu I had a green Eglu delivered this week, which although very nice is a lighter shade of green than I imagined it to be Maybe it will look better when it is out of the garage and filled with Bantams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentle1973 Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Well needless to say we've ended up with 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
