can Bantams ever live with standards?

[SilverPhoenix]

I've kept standards and bantams together for more than ten years, and had no issues at all.

You'll be just fine!

 

[ShaggysGirl]

Thanks for all the insight. I'll try to get them together. And we'll separate them again if the polish start to get picked on.

 

[JerseyGlove]

So I recently added three bantam hens in with my twelve golden comet hens and jersey g roo. So far the bantams have been dodging a few comets as they're are some bullies in the flock. I've had the comets a month before the bantams cam in and I noticed today that one bantam had a peck wound on her poor little head. Should I expect this for the Long term and have to separate? Or are they just figuring out the pecking order? Thanks

 

[Wishapup]

So I recently added three bantam hens in with my twelve golden comet hens and jersey g roo. So far the bantams have been dodging a few comets as they're are some bullies in the flock. I've had the comets a month before the bantams cam in and I noticed today that one bantam had a peck wound on her poor little head. Should I expect this for the Long term and have to separate? Or are they just figuring out the pecking order? Thanks

One suggestion I have is to add obstacles or objects in the coop/run. Right now, I have 15 week olds in with mature adults, and for their protection, I have scattered crates and a few taller objects like sun shelters in their areas. If that's an option, I recommend doing this, as the bantams can escape/hide/dart around objects. Then, they are not immediately in the line of sight of the other birds. Rather than getting chased into a corner, they have other options. It has significantly reduced the amount of pecking and problems with integrating my chicks and adults, 55 in total.

 

[JerseyGlove]

Thanks a million!!! I will try!!