Can I keep 2 Old English Game Bantams together.

[back123yard1470]

Hi! I was planning to buy 9 Hens and 1 Rooster of the BBR Old English Game Bantams Breed, and another 9 Hens and 1 Rooster but this time from the SD Old English Game Bantams Breed. They will be kept together in a 200sq ft pen.
Was just curious if the 2 Roosters would start fighting or get aggressive to each other.
Also, will they interbreed with each other?

 

[back123yard1470]

Also, they will be kept with 25 Plymouth Rock Chickens.

 

[Cinnamon11]

I’m not sure about fighting I think a lot of time it depends on the roosters but it’s quite likely they will interbreed.

 

[Cinnamon11]

Are there Barred rock roosters?

 

[jus10inla]

… you barely have enugh room for your 25 now.

 

[Cinnamon11]

Yeah That isn’t enough room for 45 chickens even bantams

 

[jus10inla]

5 sq ft per bird, = 125 sq ft.. u only have a 20x10 pen. Not giving them much extra space. There gona make that ground bare QUICK… i always went 10 just to let them move around more.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hi! I was planning to buy 9 Hens and 1 Rooster of the BBR Old English Game Bantams Breed, and another 9 Hens and 1 Rooster but this time from the SD Old English Game Bantams Breed. They will be kept together in a 200sq ft pen.
Was just curious if the 2 Roosters would start fighting or get aggressive to each other.
Also, will they interbreed with each other?

First: you don’t have enough room. Second: yes, they will fight and yes, they will interbreed. Every the barred rocks too. Chickens don’t have any concept of breed.

 

[jus10inla]

25x5 = 125
20x3 = 60

185 sqft needed


200 is what u got. Yes; it could work… but damn thats tight quarters. Also once u put feeders, waterers, coop in that space…

 

[MysteryChicken]

OEGB roosters can be kept together.

If you want to breed certain breeds, they need to be kept with their own type in their own coop, to stay pure, otherwise you're gonna end up with a bunch of mixes.