Can a bantam be kept with standards she was raised with?

[JacinLarkwell]

She should be okay.
So sorry about your chickens!
Stupid Raccoon! That's why everytime I catch them in my live trap I either relocate or I will just shoot them. Most of the time relocate. It depends how many chickens he murdered and didn't even eat!

You shouldn't relocate predators.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Odds are the bantam should be okay. especially if she doesn't let the others bully her. I have several groups of bantam and standards together.

 

[akitafriendakita]

Odds are the bantam should be okay. especially if she doesn't let the others bully her. I have several groups of bantam and standards together.

Smaller birds are much faster than larger ones, they may be able to outrun a predator and confuse them - the predator may give up quickly if they're not easily located again and they already have plenty of food anyway with the other chickens that were taken. Many bantams have great flying abilities too compared to larger chickens.

My smallest d'uccle outflew a Cooper's hawk recently in speed, which ended up saving her life because she made it under the patio when the hawk sat around confused looking for her. I was able to scare it away before anything happened.

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

Update! So she ended up deciding she was a boss and it's now the top hen in flock, She's been crowing like a rooster and even fighting my barn cats! (I know for a fact she's a hen, I've seen her legs and also hatch chicks)