Hello,

We have brought up three hens from chicks, and have enough room for plenty more
We are now looking for some egg laying chickens and were interested in adopting some, and dont really know much about them. But when i asked a friend, they said they are generally in bad condition, dont lay as much and can end up with a lot of medical conditions and mental illnesses, they also said that they are absolutely mad. However i still think its a nice idea and understand how the chicken will adapt. My main concern is how the chickens would get on with our other three hens, although they are rather calm hens, i have heard about bullying in the cages and chickens not getting on.
I am also wondering how they handle as pets, ours are great pets and we are always picking them up and letting them run around the garden, how would a battery hen feel about this? And my final question is what ages can you adopt them from, having the chicks with us and raising them put a good impact on their personality.