Bantams and full size together?

[Pheonix]

I'm interested in getting a bunch of eggs and really like the Americanas and BR, but my wife wants a couple Silkies too. Will bantam Silkies be ok with BR and Americanas? All hens as I can't have Roos.

 

[greenfingers]

I have large fowl and also a little flock of Gold-laced Cochins, with a roo of the same. They are all together and get along great. The roo does try to mount the full-size hens, but without much success! But he doesn't hurt anyone so I am not worrying about it.

 

[ive got chicken fever]

I have bantam silkies, OEG, and cochins together with marans and brahmas and it works just fine for us! Actually, the silkies are at the top of the pekin order.

 

[Luvs chickens]

I have LF and bantams together and they get along fine.

 

[patricium]

Another data point on the "Fine" side. I have 3 full-size Red Star hens, 4 bantam Brahma hens, and an accidental bantam BR rooster. They were all raised together from day-old, and get along just fine. Three of the brahmas, including the tiniest one, are higher in the pecking order than the reds. The other brahma is pecked by the reds, but pecks the other three brahmas (circular pecking order, go figure...) The rooster favors the reds, but takes care of all. He likes to pretend he's in charge while he's trying to keep up with them on their adventures around the yard.

You might have problem introducing bantams to an existing flock of full-sized birds, but I think if they grow up together, they're not really conscious of the size difference.

 

[huckleberryfarm]

I have about 90 chickens all together. My main rooster is a LF Cochin. He's big but pretty gentle. He seems to leave the little ones alone. I have everything from itty bitty silkies up to FCM and Ameraucanas together. So far, so good! The little hens just stay out of the big one's way (a few anyway who like to be the boss). I haven't had any problems.