Jersey giant question

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

I am thinking of getting some jersey giants this spring. They probably won’t be properly sexed until after I buy them. This means that some could turn out to be roosters.
So I have a question.
Would it be safe for a Jersey Giant to mate a bantam silkie hen?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Absolutely not

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Absolutely not

That’s what I was thinking, but my mom didn’t think it would matter that much .

 

[JacinLarkwell]

General rule of thumb is no more than 2x of the hens weight, though often people still can get away with 6 pound males mounting bantams if they are gentle breeders and the hen is willing. Average bantams are between 2-3 pounds at most and jersey giants can get upto 13 pounds

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

General rule of thumb is no more than 2x of the hens weight, though often people still can get away with 6 pound males mounting bantams if they are gentle breeders and the hen is willing. Average bantams are between 2-3 pounds at most and jersey giants can get upto 13 pounds

I read about their weight , so thought I’d check.
Guess no straight runs then!

 

[5 Points Wingfeather]

I read about their weight , so thought I’d check.
Guess no straight runs then!

You can get rid of the males before they start breeding.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

You can get rid of the males before they start breeding.

Yeah… about that…
Basically I cannot kill a chicken unless it has harmed me.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah… about that…
Basically I cannot kill a chicken unless it has harmed me.

Then try to give them away or pen them separately if you won't process/rosebush them

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Then try to give them away or pen them separately if you won't process/rosebush them

Nobody wants extra roosters!
But making a bachelor coop might be a good idea anyway …

 

[Isadora]

Nobody wants extra roosters!