Keeping bantams with standard chickens

[littletonlee]

I have a mixed flock all the same age. Currently 8 weeks old. I have a total of 24 chickens. Of those 24 I have a welsummer rooster and polish rooster I am keeping. My question is I have 3 bantam silkies with those chickens can I keep them all together or will I need to separate the silkies from everyone else. All get along fine right now but didn’t know if maybe the roosters would get rough and hurt them when they start hitting their hormonal stage. And I have never had bantams before just standard chickens is it even possible the for the roosters to breed the bantams

 

[Folly's place]

Silkies can be more difficult in mixed breed flocks, because they are Silkies, more fragile than most. Some people have them in a flock like yours with no problems, and other folks have to separate them into their own coop.
My Belgian d'Uccle and EE bantams do fine with my big birds, and you can certainly see how things develop, but be ready for that 'Plan B'.
Mary