Let’s be honest about something: chickens are a gateway bird Plenty of keepers start with a small backyard flock, realize that raising poultry is far easier than expected, and within a couple of seasons find themselves with ducks, geese, turkeys, guineas, and maybe even peafowl wandering the yard It happens fast Often it starts with an easy addition like a few ducks, and then someone drops off a turkey, a peacock turns up, and suddenly you’re running a mixed flock Learning how to keep multiple species of birds together is genuinely rewarding, but it takes more planning than simply