Hi, Your group is doing fine, love them ! As Jeanine mentioned there is a great size difference with hatchery and breeder stock. Your girls are almost twice as big and beautiful as my original hatchery group. My Main Man, Kable, is a *HUGH* sweet Roo from Jeanine.
I find my bantam Fav. eggs slightly smaller than LF Fav. which are slightly smaller than a large commercial egg....I do have other Favs, both males & females in mixed living groups with Barny's and Black Ameraucana's (i find them gentler than EE), Dorkings and Buckeyes-in your face friendly. Recently i re-homed a quad of regular Ancona's and the male was very sweet and gentle, the girls aloof.( Now have a separate started group of Rosecombs).
Before i began renovating my chicken yard i would often let everyone out together....it is interesting that if the same breed is from different sources, they know each other & will come together even if they roost with the mixed group they were from...... I try to rearrange/re-home if someone gets dominant and unhealthy for the group.
I have my bantam flock free in the barn & yard behind for now and the 5 boys have split 3-dominant, with 2 separate from the group....girls following both groups..... Jeanine, i still have Blue boy who is bottom of the group but is the smartest and has the best roost. VBG.
Love my birds, Hubby laughs, that i can sit and watch them for hours.
eliz
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