crazy hen quartet - i do have other chickens. All my bantams are housed separately. i have one EE hen in with the Reds. i used to have another EE hen, but had to rehome her and that is a long story. i waited too long to integrate my two older EEs in with my Reds, and they were absolutely brutal to one of them. Penny held her own, but Grace was getting mobbed constantly. Then when i tried to pull both EEs out, thinking i would just keep them separate, Grace brutally attacked Penny (probably out of frustration from being the Red's punching bag). i had to rehome Grace as i could not let Penny get attacked so ferociously. Penny is doing fine now with them. Although i do see her having to prove her superiority on occasion.
Because all the Reds grew up together, they have become like pack animals. But i would think that if you were to introduce one or two to an existing flock, it would be different. Out of the Reds, i can see a pecking order. Big Rita is the queen, then there are two others that are more aggressive, the other three are more timid. But they all become a swirling mass of red when i enter the coop.
Anyhow, get your Red Stars young and introduce them when they still a bit unsure of themselves, and you should be fine.
