Bantam Hens, Large Rooster?

[allosaurusrock]

Hi everybody! I currently have a fairly large black australorp rooster, and I'm wondering if it is okay to keep bantams with him. There are many different breeds of bantams that I want, but I do not have room to build a separate pen. I want to make sure he won't hurt them. Thanks!

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

As long as he don't hurt the hens u have already he shouldn't hurt the bantams as I have an EE rooster doesn't hurt the hens and he has bantam hens that he hops on and he don't hurt them

 

[allosaurusrock]

Thanks for the information!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

That's a really big size difference, Australorps are around 10 pounds, most bantam are less than a pound. I wouldn't recommend it, your hens could get hurt.

 

[allosaurusrock]

Thank you! I'll try weighing him some time.