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Bantams with standards?

Erin80

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Apr 16, 2017
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Currently it’s working for us, we have three silkies in with 4 standards without any issues at all (faverolle, Barred rock, australorp and Ameraucana standard hens).

I just received my order of chicks, and it’s a big mix. I have standard Cochins, one SS female, one NN female, one black star female, a couple orpingtons that I think are cockerels, one buff Brahma female. For bantams we have 6 OEGB straight run, two modern game, two porcelain d’uccles, 6 silkies and two show girls.
We don’t keep roosters so any cockerels will be leaving.
Should I try keeping all these together and see how it goes? Or would you separate?
 
The size difference should be ok but I find bantams need heat a bit longer so as long as they have a temperatuer gradient in the brooder so they can pick and choose the temp they want - a heat plate for example.
 

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