Large breed chicken in with Bantams

[pbono9]

Hi All...

Has anyone else ever had any experiences with a large breed chicken free ranging with bantams? I have a flock of 7. All are about 3 weeks old, but am starting to notice the size differential. It looks like Gulliver when he is in Lilliput...

I hatched all the eggs from a Barnyard mix. I have one Large Rhode Island Red Rooster, 3 bantam polish chickens, 1 bantam cohin and 2 old english game bird bantam pullets.

Is this going to be a problem when they get older as the Rhode Island Red is going to be enormous compared to the others and will he try to breed them?

There are a couple older Hens at the farm that will be his size, but I was told they normally hang out with the flock they grew up with...

Any insight would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks

 

[gamebirdsonly]

I free range a lot of my Bantams with my large fowl and I have lost couple hens because of larger birds trying to breed them.