New chick questions

[4 ever Orpington]

It does! I’m glad someone can relate to what is happening.

Two of my silkie girls are about two lbs. they make two of my 6 lbs Orpingtons walk the chalk. Silkie are very hardy and spunky.

 

[Allie❤️Chickens]

Two of my silkie girls are about two lbs. they make two of my 6 lbs Orpingtons walk the chalk. Silkie are very hardy and spunky.

I’ve read that about them! That’s so funny that little chickens can scare those bigger birds!

 

[Conan]

Anyone have experience with the other way around... Adding standard sized chicks to a larger group of bantams? I just picked up two Easter Eggers and two Speckled Sussex from Wilco because I couldn't NOT do that. I have them in the brooder indoors.
My main older group consists of one mottled cochin bantam hen, one mottle bantam rooster who is the sweetest guy ever and a Welsummer hen. Here's where things get sticky. My cochin hid under the deck and hatched a group out and they are about 8 weeks old. I removed the hen immediately after hatching and put them in the brooder. They are out of the brooder and in a separate coop from the main, albeit much smaller group. I am not anticipating there being much of a problem integrating them because there are four new girls and the last integration from the same situation went really well. What I am wondering about is adding the four new standard sized chicks into that largely bantam flock. I do not anticipate this situation for several weeks, but wondered if anyone has any input on the matter.