7 month old heavy brahma roo has started to tread on a smaller hen of the same age is it safe?

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I hatched them out at the same time, the hen is a black australorp and laid her first egg a week ago, the roo was from a very large breed of brahma he weighs around the same as my fully grown blue orpington, will the black Aussie be ok since she's not fully grown yet and he is so heavy? My other 9 hens are all fully grown and all medium sized, roughly barred rock sized except for the blue orp, thanks
 

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Generally they will be okay, though I have read posts of bigger roosters breaking the necks of hens during breeding, so it's always possible. My big buff Orpington roosters breed my scrawny polish hens okay, though they are happy when it's over.
 

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