Just bought a hobby farm

[FortCluck]

 

[Miss Lydia]

It would be hard for me to pass up the bantam hen especially if she’s being picked on I just love my bantams. No solution here. Other than I have bantams an LF living together an no problems. But my largest rooster is LF/ bantam mix. So not as large as full size rooster.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[N F C]

Thanks for joining us, it's nice to have you here!

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Good morning and welcome to the BYC flock!!! My opinion like others is to pass on the rooster (unfortunately they are a dime a dozen, well usually free!) Get the little bantty and start building a female flock. Best of luck!

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! @Shezadandy has given you some great advice. The only problem I see with adding chicks in spring is how long you will need to keep them separate from the rooster. Would you be able to accommodate that? Do you have a coop yet or are you building one? How are you housing the rooster now? If you still need to build a coop, be sure it is large enough to divide for the chicks and rooster to live side by side, possibly for quite a while, each having their own secure run.

I think it's great that you want to save the rooster, but I do think it might make your first chicken experience a little stressful. Roosters aren't easy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a very sweet bantam Cochin rooster a youngster at 5 months old. Not all are demons.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I, too, would avoid getting the bantam hen. An Orp rooster is going to be big. And him trying to breed that little bantam is going to very hard on her because she is so small. He would have a hard time hitting the target and will likely damage her feathers quite a bit even if he is gentle.
I'd look for someone selling started pullets or year old hens and quarantine them for 30 days. The quarantine is to look for signs of respiratory illness or other more serious illness that you would not want to spread to your rooster. Any parasites they may have will be easier to deal during quarantine with than a more serious disease.
Then the girls would be moved into a look don't touch set up for about a week, maybe less. After that, I'd let them out with the rooster. If you got pullets, I'd make sure they were sexually mature by the time you let them out with the rooster. He will want to mate as soon as he has access to the ladies.
Good luck.

 

[CatWhisperer]

There are so many Roos out there that need good homes. Is there any way you can start a bachelor flock and keep the bantam pullet an any others you acquire separate?