Integrating bantams into a flock of sussex & orps

[MegsAndFeatheredFriends]

I'm considering getting pekin bantams but I'm concerned that it may be a bad idea due to their size compared to the size of my current 3 pullets: 1 orpington, 2 sussex.

Let me know if this is a doable feat or if I need to abandon ship. I don't want them to get picked on

I am also ordering easter eggers and a commercial breed mix of hyline/Rhode Island reds.

If it won't work well then I'll get a different type of sussex.

 

[ChickenChick46]

All birds will have their own personalities and will decide what they will or won't tolerate. I don't know anyone who has had good luck with RIRs. Everyone I know with them wishes they hadn't gotten them because they're aggressive. I'm sure there are plenty out there that are friendly, and I've seen people on here who love theirs. In contrast, I tend to hear great things about Orpingtons. I think most EEs are pretty docile as well.

As for integrating the bantams, I've heard it's easier if the bantams are the older ones, but in this case, obviously they won't be. My recommendation would be to get as many as you can comfortably add to your coop. If they outnumber the larger birds, they may feel more at ease. Again, just things I've read, but birds will vary in his they react to things. And you don't want to overcrowd the coop just to have enough bantams either. That'll for sure lead to fighting.

Overall, I believe it would be doable. Good luck!