mixing standard and bantams?

[rhythmicgoldfish]

i would like to have two silver sebrights hens and four standard hens in the same coop wll they be ok with the bigger hens? the larger hens will be marans or oliveeggers a nh red and a buff orp

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

It usually depends on who you ask, but I say go for it. We have a Golden Sebright Rooster, along with 3 mixed bantam hens in with our full size flock, and havent had any problems.
Good luck!
Jason

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

They will be just fine. I put alot of my bantams with my big chickens, and never had any types of problems.

 

[FarmerDenise]

I have a mixed flock. My smallest hen might weigh maybe 1 lb and I guess my biggest probably weighs around 5 lbs. I have a standard rooster. He doesn't mess with the tiny hen. The little ones can be quite feisty, when need be.

 

[Farmer Brown]

We have 3 bantam hens and 1 bantam roo in with our 10 standard hens and we don't have any problems. In fact the roo is quite the ladies man with half of the standard hens, if only his efforts were not in vain.

He tries so hard but the standard girls backs are the only part of them getting any action