Mixed Flock Questions

[Sadness Child]

I have a desire to keep bantams standards together, so far I have 1 Blue Dutch Bantam and that is all. I used to have 4 other bantams with her, along 7 standard hens and 1 rooster, they were all fine. The rooster would occasionally try and mate with the bantams, but when he realized he could not he stopped. I currently have all brown egg layers and I want more variety, so I am going to sell about 2/3 to 3/4 of my standard flock. I plan on replacing them. I have a coop and run to comfortably contain 16 standard size chickens. So I was wondering if it was a possibility for me to keep 8 standard hens, 1 standard rooster, 6 bantam hens, and 1 bantam rooster. I would love some advice to go about this. (I plan on executing this "trade off" in March)

 

[M-H-Fielding]

I have a few bantam in with my flock, among them a rooster. They seem to do well. It sounds like you have enough space for all of them.

 

[Sadness Child]

I have a few bantam in with my flock, among them a rooster. They seem to do well. It sounds like you have enough space for all of them.

About how big is your flock?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The standard male will still breed with your bantam girls. I have 2 boys now that prove it's possible. But the size difference will be fine as long as they aren't seramas

 

[M-H-Fielding]

I currently have three or four bantams and over twenty standard sized hens. I also have one roo.

 

[Sadness Child]

The standard male will still breed with your bantam girls. I have 2 boys now that prove it's possible. But the size difference will be fine as long as they aren't seramas

So, if the standard male will still breed with them does that create a problem with having a bantam boy included.

My boy now is a Buckeye, but he is a small Buckeye, and when we were trying to hatch eggs we used 2 of the bantam's eggs and both of them were infertile, but 3 of the standard eggs hatched.

 

[M-H-Fielding]

I wouldn't think so, my bantam hens stick very close to their bantam roo.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It won't make a big difference apart from the temperaments. Both males will be able to breed with both sizes of hens

You'll either have a dominant bantam and submissive standard or dominant standard and submissive bantam.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I have a desire to keep bantams standards together, so far I have 1 Blue Dutch Bantam and that is all. I used to have 4 other bantams with her, along 7 standard hens and 1 rooster, they were all fine. The rooster would occasionally try and mate with the bantams, but when he realized he could not he stopped. I currently have all brown egg layers and I want more variety, so I am going to sell about 2/3 to 3/4 of my standard flock. I plan on replacing them. I have a coop and run to comfortably contain 16 standard size chickens. So I was wondering if it was a possibility for me to keep 8 standard hens, 1 standard rooster, 6 bantam hens, and 1 bantam rooster. I would love some advice to go about this. (I plan on executing this "trade off" in March)

I raise bantams, the standard roo will mate with your bantams. Id have tow flocks, if you don't want medium sided chicken coming form your bantams or standards. U can have them side by side.

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

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