Mixing Hamburg and Japanese Bantams

[Daniel_I]

Hi,

I have 3 bantams, 1 Hamburg and 2 Japanese. The Japanese stick together and the Hamburg tends to get left out. Is this common? If I got another Hamburg, would they bond like the Japanese have done? Many thanks.

 

[aart]

Welcome to BYC @Daniel_I !

Hi,
I have 3 bantams, 1 Hamburg and 2 Japanese. The Japanese stick together and the Hamburg tends to get left out. Is this common? If I got another Hamburg, would they bond like the Japanese have done? Many thanks.

There is always a low bird in the pecking order and often with 3 birds this is glaringly apparent.
Did these 3 birds grow up together...or was the hamburg added later?
Sometimes 'birds of a feather' flock together, and shun anyone else that looks different, but not always.
Adding another bird probably won't solve the issue.
Is it an issue, do the 2 pick on the 3rd??
Adding birds can cause chaos, especially in a small space, single birds are more difficult to add.