Little Man and Big Girls?

[Rivers]

I have two large hens, seems to be all my small city garden can cope with. They keep the grass very short, eat like monsters and leave epic quantities of droppings.

But I feel they need a little more company, plus I think it would be fun to have a rooster. So I was wondering what would actually happen if I had a banty rooster and the two large hens living together? Would they get on?

 

[chicky_mommy]

Usually they will, but before you go getting a rooster for your "city garden" make sure your local ordnances because some cities and towns do not allow residents to keep roosters.

 

[donrae]

A bantam rooster can mate with a full size hen. Fertility may not be great, but he'll have fun trying!

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

A bantam rooster will grab the hens by the back of the head to mate. They may seek him out for it, but if they're big and he is little, they'll lose feathers from the back of their head as he tries to hang on and reach with his back end:

I think there have been little kercheifs/babushkas for hens just for that purpose. Seems that many old fashioned kids' picture books are full of hens with kercheifs and aprons on!

Good luck. I have a rooster and we love him.

 

[Celtic Chick]

I have had a banty rooster with a banty hen and 6 full size hens. The girls will actually squat down for him to mount & do what he does. No joke!

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

Quote:
If somebody asks, "so, they need a rooster to get eggs?" DH answers, "No, but they need a rooster to get sex".

The hens squat down, get their sex, then waggle their tails and fluff up afterwards, as if to say, "oh thanks. That was a good one".

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

There are so many nice, smart, good, pretty roo's out there. I bet you could easily find one through a rooster rescue site. They can be GORGEOUS, like gems in the garden.

 

[operator16]

Well... I have 12 full size girls and this little banty OEGB roo. My DH thinks he's sexually frustrated.. I think he's just a little stinker. He grabs the girls ears or tail feathers and won't let go. He harasses them a lot. They give him hell too. If he's getting any, I haven't seen it. I haven't seen one fertile egg either. However, two of my girls are missing some feathers on the top of their head right on either side of the back of their combs. So, I am not really sure. I haven't seen bonnets but have seen the saddles. I don't think his little body is long enough to hold on up top and reach all the way down their backs. But, I can't say for sure. I enjoy him though. He's got lots of personality and struts around. His little crow doesn't bother anyone either. I wonder if he's not the sharpest tool in the shed sometimes though. At times he calls the girls over to little goodies he finds. Other times, he calls them over to a piece of plastic or a scrap of trash that blew into the yard. He's pretty and falls asleep in my arms. He's a keeper. Good luck finding a roo. I love having this little guy.

 

[Rivers]

Thanks for your replies everyone, they have been entertaining an informative. A banty roo sounds perfect. To entertain me and the hens without eating too much or creating too many chicks.

 

[YYZ]

I just Love him Operator 16. what a great Roo.