Intergrating bigger chickens

it can work
a lot of us do it.
it all depends on your particular birds.
what breed are your bantams and what standard breed chickens are you thinking about?
also concider how much room you have
one of the most common and worst things a chicken owner can do is croud to many chickens in to small of a area.
overcrowding will create a multitude of problems you do not want.
 
We have the entire 1/2 acre yard for all the animals to share. The coop is being rebuilt to allow more birds. Im not really sure what breeds we want. We currently have 2 cochins, serama, polish, easter egger and a d'uccle
 
Should work out fine as long as your coop is built to fit them all (with maybe some extra space to allow you to brood outdoors, for easier integration.) I would imagine it'd be easier to add standard chicks to bantam adults, than vice versa. Because even though the bantams are small, they're still the grown ups, and the larger chicks will respect that.
 
Because even though the bantams are small, they're still the grown ups, and the larger chicks will respect that.
..and the bantams are going to defend their territory for the 'invaders'.

Lots of space is key for a smooth integration.
Integration Basics:
It's all about territory and resources(space/food/water).
Existing birds will almost always attack new ones to defend their resources.
Understanding chicken behaviors is essential to integrating new birds into your flock.

Confine new birds within sight but physically segregated from older/existing birds for several weeks, so they can see and get used to each other but not physically interact.

In adjacent runs, spread scratch grains along the dividing mesh, best if mesh is just big enough for birds to stick their head thru, so they get used to eating together.

The more space, the better.
Birds will peck to establish dominance, the pecked bird needs space to get away. As long as there's no copious blood drawn and/or new bird is not trapped/pinned down and beaten unmercilessly, let them work it out. Every time you interfere or remove new birds, they'll have to start the pecking order thing all over again.

Multiple feed/water stations. Dominance issues are most often carried out over sustenance, more stations lessens the frequency of that issue.

Places for the new birds to hide 'out of line of sight'(but not a dead end trap) and/or up and away from any bully birds. Roosts, pallets or boards leaned up against walls or up on concrete blocks, old chairs tables, branches, logs, stumps out in the run can really help. Lots of diversion and places to 'hide' instead of bare wide open run.
Good ideas for hiding places:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-cluttered-run.1323792/
 

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