Help!

[WhiteLeghorn2]

(Thanks for the help everybody)

 

[MeepBeep]

I keep bantams and regulars together in the same coop and have no issues...

 

[WhiteLeghorn2]

I keep bantams and regulars together in the same coop and have no issues...

Thank you @MeepBeep ! Do you like bantams? What is your experience with them? Thanks.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I keep bantam and LF together and haven't had anymore issues than when they were all bantam.
With the exception that now I have some funny looking cross bred lfbantams.

 

[Michael OShay]

I don't know what breeds of chickens MeepBeep keeps with her bantams, but I don't recommend keeping bantams and standard chickens in the same coop unless the standard size birds are docile, gentle breeds (examples: Australorps, Orpingtons, Buckeyes, Faverolles, Sussex, or even giant gentle breeds like Cochins or Brahmas) as I have seen bantams badly battered by aggressive standard breed chickens (I'm not even talking about Game Chickens, Cubulayas, Sumatras, etc., but breeds like RIRs, Wyandottes, and Plymouth Rocks). You can check out the temperament of various breeds on Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart (http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html) or Murray McMurray's Chick Selector in the upper right corner of their website (http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html). When you open the chick selector, just be sure to click on "show more characteristics."

 

[WhiteLeghorn2]

I keep bantam and LF together and haven't had anymore issues than when they were all bantam.
With the exception that now I have some funny looking cross bred lfbantams.

Wow! Thank you all for the replies. And @Michael OShay , no need to worry as I'd only be keeping them with a gentle breed like Easter Eggers or Australorps. I just think it would be fun to have a bantam and get those cute little tiny eggs! Thank you @MeepBeep , @Fancychooklady , and @Michael OShay for the help.

 

[Michael OShay]

Quote: "I don't know what breeds of chickens MeepBeep keeps with her bantams"
Actually, in retrospect, I don't even know if MeepBeep is a "her." ) Might be a guy (sorry if I got your gender wrong, MeepBeep!)

 

[Fancychooklady]

There are many things that come in to play here. Flock dynamics, size and layout of your coop how and when the introductions take place, just to name a few.
Some of my cutest cross breeds are wylkies, as I call them. Silkie x Wyandotte.

 

[Michael OShay]

There are many things that come in to play here. Flock dynamics, size and layout of your coop how and when the introductions take place, just to name a few.
Some of my cutest cross breeds are wylkies, as I call them. Silkie x Wyandotte.

I had some Golden Polish x Black Silkie chickens at one time and they were probably the prettiest chickens I've ever owned. Polish, although easily startled because of their poor vision due to their crests, did just fine with my Silkie bantams.