bantams and standards

[will_likes_byc]

if i wont to breed bantams is it ok to keep some with my standards?

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Mine do good together as long as they were raised together. If they were not raised together seems the bigger hens always pick on the little ones and keep them from eating. At least that is what i have seen here with mine

 

[will_likes_byc]

but are they ok breeding?
i dont want crosses

 

[TaLani]

I'd say if you don't want your bantams to cross breed w/ your standards, that you'll have to seperate them if you have bantam hens and standard roos. Otherwise, cross breeding WILL happen.

 

[will_likes_byc]

I have only standard hens no roos but would have a bantam roo.. would cross breading happen?

 

[TaLani]

If you have standard hens and a bantam roo, yes cross breeding will happen - and vice versa. Long story short, if you have a standard or bantam roo, he doesn't care what kind of hen is there, he's gonna mate no matter her size. So, if you want to keep your standard hen's offspring of the standard size, you'll need a standard roo. If you have bantam hens & want to keep their offspring bantam size, you'll need a bantam roo. Hope all that made sense.

 

[will_likes_byc]

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right i would have 9 standard hens and a few bantam hens with a bantam roo...

could'nt i just put the bantam eggs under a broody and not the biger eggs

 

[TaLani]

Yes, I think you are correct.

 

[NYREDS]

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right i would have 9 standard hens and a few bantam hens with a bantam roo...

could'nt i just put the bantam eggs under a broody and not the biger eggs

They're your eggs-you can do whatever you want with them. If you don't incubate the large fowl eggs they obviously won't hatch.