Bantam hens full size roos

[Homesteadermomma6382]

I have several bantams that I will be introducing into my flock soon. 3 hens and 2 roos. I also have 2 rir roos. Are my rir goong to hurt my female hens trying to mount them?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They could. Being repeatedly mated by larger roosters is hard on hens. It's one of the reasons I keep my bantam flock separate from my large breed flock.

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

That's what I was wondering. I have a pen for my young birds. Would the bantams be better off in there?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

That's what I was wondering. I have a pen for my young birds. Would the bantams be better off in there?

That's your decision. I don't like mixing my bantam hens with standard birds. The bantam roosters do okay in a standard flock with standard roosters as long as there's enough room for them to get away. I've seen a big rooster mate my tiny bantams, and I didn't want that to continue.

 

[Folly's place]

I have both bantams (Belgian d'Uccles and Easter Eggers) together with my standard birds, including fairly large Chantecler roosters. Nobody has been injured here. Introducing new birds is always 'interesting', so do it slowly!
Adult roosters often won't accept other adult roos, so if this is the story, I'd not try to mix them. And at least hatchery RIRs tend to be 'difficult', so another story.
Mary

 

[SueT]

I have one bantam hen amongst a LF flock including one LF rooster. Our little hen seemed to always evade his advances, but her eggs were fertile and we just hatched out 10 of their offspring! She is older than this rooster and I am not worried aobut him hurting her. Here she is w her babies, separated from the flock temporarily, proud papa looking in....

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

I have both bantams (Belgian d'Uccles and Easter Eggers) together with my standard birds, including fairly large Chantecler roosters. Nobody has been injured here. Introducing new birds is always 'interesting', so do it slowly!
Adult roosters often won't accept other adult roos, so if this is the story, I'd not try to mix them. And at least hatchery RIRs tend to be 'difficult', so another story.
Mary

Not to new to adding to my flock. I have a very accepting group. In fact I had a random chicken show up and I didnt even realize it until weeks later. Thought it was odd that one of my girls was changing colors lol. Anyway, my only fear was the roos. I will probably wait a little longer than usual to put the bantams hens in. Just to be sure they are big enough to run away. My rir are very large boys. Will have to see how it goes. Can always try then separate if needed.