Baby chick and rooster

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Hi
I am planning to allow my broody hen to sit. She is a citron silkie and only 6 1/2 inches big and was planning for her to hatch a Brahma eggs. I also have a 25cm tall miniature silkie cockeral. I was wondering if the cockeral will fight the Brahma rooster as they be in a 10ft by 10ft dog run with 5 hens

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Given enough space multiple roosters can exist in a flock situation, but the bottom line is that roosters generally fight.
Hi even if they are introduced when one is a chick?
 
Hi even if they are introduced when one is a chick?

Depends a lot on the personalities of the individual birds. For me a greater concern is the possibility of the MUCH larger roosters attempting to mate and injuring the silky hens.
 
That’s true because the hens are only 61/2 inches
Depends a lot on the personalities of the individual birds. For me a greater concern is the possibility of the MUCH larger roosters attempting to mate and injuring the silky hens.
 
What do you think is going to happen should your silky hen hatch Brahma eggs as the chick get older?
As @sourland points out, your silky hen is meant for silky roosters.
Not much of a fair fight with the roosters is it?
This is one of the worst ideas I've read on this forum.
 

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