Bantam Rooster + Regular sized Hen= ?????

[Sharksandguitars]

Will a bantam rooster affect the size of the eggs laid by a normal sized hen? Will the eggs be smaller?

 

[centurion90]

im still relatively new to chickens, but i believe the answer is no. The only affect a rooster has on the eggs is whether they are fertile or not.

 

[Pinky]

It shouldn't affect her egg size.

 

[Sharksandguitars]

Oh good. But it will affect the size of the chicks if I hatch some of the eggs this spring?

 

[fowlsessed]

Yes, and the eggs those hens lay will most likely be smaller.
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[Tracydr]

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I can tell you that my Old English Game Bantam is unable to fertilize even the smallest of my large fowl hens. The silver leghorns, buttercups, Fayoumis and hamburgs don't weigh much more then 3 pounds and his tail is about 1/3 of the way down their back. The only way I could cross them would be with artificial insemination.

 

[fowlsessed]

Had the same thing happen to me with oegb and leghorn hen, the poor guy was no where near getting the job done. It was hilarios to see, the hen would just take off walking and he's there riding her like he was getting a pigiy-back-ride.lol
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I can tell you that my Old English Game Bantam is unable to fertilize even the smallest of my large fowl hens. The silver leghorns, buttercups, Fayoumis and hamburgs don't weigh much more then 3 pounds and his tail is about 1/3 of the way down their back. The only way I could cross them would be with artificial insemination.

 

[Sjisty]

When my bantam tries to mate my LF hens, it's like he's riding a horse. There's no way those eggs can be fertile!

 

[kingsfarm]

my bantum ee rooster is stocky and fully beautiful - but too small - I think I will cull him because I do not want the eggs hatched by the hens sired by him to produce small eggs, chicks etc...thank you for the information.....G what will you do? I have a large fowl flock and do not want to introduce the smaller size....

 

[wyoDreamer]

From most of the responces, it seems unlikely that he will even be able to fertilize the eggs.
If you want to hatch chicks from your eggs, you will probably want to get a LF rooster to take care of your hens.