Introducing Bantam rooster to Standard Rooster

[Lelilamom]

We have a 3yr old Standard EE Rooster that has been great with other roosters. We adopted an Old English bantam rooster that is all of 8 inches tall. We kept him quarantined for 10 days, face to face in the coop so he and the rooster and all the hens could see eachother but not mix. Today we let him out for 30 min to get used to the run. Our Standard went right after him. Will my Standard kill my bantam? The bantam is about 20 weeks old.

 

[Folly's place]

The best time to introduce cockerels to adult roosters is when they are very young. Having chicks grow up in the flock, and so the cockerels arrive as babies, nowhere near sexual maturity. Sometimes there will still be issues as the youngsters grow up, especially the following spring.
I would never try to do what you are doing, and think it's not going to work out well.
Mary

 

[Sonya9]

I would not do it especially since the standard has already chased him. That banty roo could easily end up maimed or dead. The size difference is just too great.

I recently moved a standard cockerel in with my 3 banty boys (all were 12-16 weeks old) and made sure to do it while they were very young to minimize problems. I still watch them like a hawk as I don't want to see any of the little guys lose an eye or otherwise get maimed/killed.

 

[Folly's place]

This would be the same story if you tried to bring home a big mature rooster to meet your rooster, except it could mean both dying in the fights.
Mary

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

I don't think this will work out very well, sorry. Your bantam is just to old now.

 

[Lelilamom]

I was afraid you'd all say this. We've had such great success with everything else I guess it was wishful thinking.