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post #1 of 6
5/2/12 at 6:12pm
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Chickenfolk,

 

I was wondering: If all my baby bantams grow up and turn out to be roosters, will they all get along? Or will I have to keep them all separate? If so, will they get lonely living alone but within eyesight of one another?

 

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post #2 of 6
5/2/12 at 6:17pm
Usually if roosters grow up together, they are fine with eachother until they are introduced to hens. Roosters will want the hens for themselves and will fight for them.

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post #3 of 6
5/3/12 at 5:53am

welcome-byc.gif  At one time I had a large flock of semi feral bantams.  The roosters all had their heirarchy and there were very few problems.  UNTIL the autumn rains arrived.  When the roosters (especially that years cockerels) got wet it appears that they no longer 'recognized' one another.  At that point the pecking order underwent a massive upheaval and rooster wars ensued.  This was pretty much an annual occurrence.  idunno.gif  Just my experience.

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post #4 of 6
5/3/12 at 6:14am

We had several months of multiple bantum roosters in same flock, all brooder mates.  They did remarkeably well together. They were not as high on hierarchy as my large fowl boys, but held their own and we didn't have a lot of bantum fighting.  I was surprised given the reputation.  However, we didn't keep them past a year, the large fowl behavior towards my family was unacceptable, so the boys were rehomed and such.

1 greatly tolerant and participating husband, 2 kids, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 gerbs, 2 hamsters, 1 guinea pig, 3 lionhead rabbits, several fish. My flock of untold number (really don't know and afraid to count) of chickens, 12 guineas, 4 Pekins, and 2 welsh harlequin ducks! Productions, J. Giants, asst bantums, EE, barred & white rocks, L.brahma, SLW, buckeyes, BO, and RIR.
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1 greatly tolerant and participating husband, 2 kids, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 gerbs, 2 hamsters, 1 guinea pig, 3 lionhead rabbits, several fish. My flock of untold number (really don't know and afraid to count) of chickens, 12 guineas, 4 Pekins, and 2 welsh harlequin ducks! Productions, J. Giants, asst bantums, EE, barred & white rocks, L.brahma, SLW, buckeyes, BO, and RIR.
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post #5 of 6
5/3/12 at 6:20am

Thanks for the awesome info because I was also wondering about this!  I have 4 baby bantams.  Two easter eggers, one golden laced cochin and one I'm just not sure of yet.  It's either a black old english or a sebright!

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post #6 of 6
5/3/12 at 4:38pm
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Thanks for the awesome info because I was also wondering about this!  I have 4 baby bantams.  Two easter eggers, one golden laced cochin and one I'm just not sure of yet.  It's either a black old english or a sebright!
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