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[Faraday40]

Can't decide if I should get Orp bantams or not.
Can bantams and regular size be mixed?
I only want a small group, 2-3. Want them for pets and really want the larger ones but I am limited on space.
Is the personality of the bantam the same as the others?
Can someone post a pic of the two side by side or link me too a pic.
I'm very new to both chickens and this forum. Trying to learn all I can before next spring chicken purchase.
Thank you for any and all help.

LF & bantams can co-exist - especially if they were hatched together. I always thought they should be kept separately, but my 1st bantam - a bantam orp - never realized she was smaller. The only adjustments I had to make was to make some minor accommodations for her smaller size. (ie place a brick by the waterer so she could reach it and add a 2nd feeder because she's not heavy enough to open the treadle feeder by herself.) Bantams tend to have BIG personalities & have more attitude, so as long as you don't have aggressive bullies in the flock, they should be fine. My giant English orps are docile & slow moving. They eat & poop more, but their eggs are huge. (Mine are from English bloodlines, so they're very round, fluffy, & can easily weigh 10lbs.) The big girls love to cuddle. They can sometimes go broody, but it's more of an indiv hen trait. My bantams are also friendly but more active. They lay great for a few weeks..... then they go broody. My bantams tend to go broody 3-5xs per year, while the LF orps go broody zero to 2xs per year. The bantams seem more natural at raising chicks. The LF can cover more eggs, but they can be clumsy & occasionally crack an egg or smoosh a chick.

If you're just starting out, enjoy some research to find the best breed to meet your needs. Bantam eggs are of course smaller. However, if you're only in it for the eggs, you'd be looking at another breed like the skittish leghorns. Although the giant orps are my fav breed, I enjoy a mixed flock. The bantams add a lot of entertainment.

Here's a fun pic with my bantam orp in front:

It had just snowed & was the 1st time I opened up the run to let them free range in the snow. I had my camera ready to capture what I thought would be a great moment.

....... They never set a single foot outside.

Here are a few more fun pics to give you an idea of size. My batam orp can really fluff herself up. She doesn't look very small, but she actually only weighs about 2 lbs.

Cookie likes to go broody, but because our roo is too big, her eggs are infertile. She must hatch LF orp eggs. Here she is with some of her LF chicks:

"No No Cookie! You mustn't try to hatch that!"

Girls just want to have fun!

 

[Tortoise]

LF & bantams can co-exist - especially if they were hatched together. I always thought they should be kept separately, but my 1st bantam - a bantam orp - never realized she was smaller. The only adjustments I had to make was to make some minor accommodations for her smaller size. (ie place a brick by the waterer so she could reach it and add a 2nd feeder because she's not heavy enough to open the treadle feeder by herself.) Bantams tend to have BIG personalities & have more attitude, so as long as you don't have aggressive bullies in the flock, they should be fine. My giant English orps are docile & slow moving. They eat & poop more, but their eggs are huge. (Mine are from English bloodlines, so they're very round, fluffy, & can easily weigh 10lbs.) The big girls love to cuddle. They can sometimes go broody, but it's more of an indiv hen trait. My bantams are also friendly but more active. They lay great for a few weeks..... then they go broody. My bantams tend to go broody 3-5xs per year, while the LF orps go broody zero to 2xs per year. The bantams seem more natural at raising chicks. The LF can cover more eggs, but they can be clumsy & occasionally crack an egg or smoosh a chick.

If you're just starting out, enjoy some research to find the best breed to meet your needs. Bantam eggs are of course smaller. However, if you're only in it for the eggs, you'd be looking at another breed like the skittish leghorns. Although the giant orps are my fav breed, I enjoy a mixed flock. The bantams add a lot of entertainment.

Here's a fun pic with my bantam orp in front:
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It had just snowed & was the 1st time I opened up the run to let them free range in the snow. I had my camera ready to capture what I thought would be a great moment.

....... They never set a single foot outside.
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Here are a few more fun pics to give you an idea of size. My batam orp can really fluff herself up. She doesn't look very small, but she actually only weighs about 2 lbs.

Cookie likes to go broody, but because our roo is too big, her eggs are infertile. She must hatch LF orp eggs. Here she is with some of her LF chicks:
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"No No Cookie! You mustn't try to hatch that!"
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Girls just want to have fun!
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Thank you. Love the great pics. I don't like going out in the snow either, so can't blame them. It helps a lot too see the size difference. Much appreciated.

 

[Faraday40]

The LF(large fowl) orps are very large


Here was one of our bigger (& all-time fav) roos

 

[Faraday40]

Awww. I just happened to stumble across this fall pic of my bantam orp Cookie.... and she was actually not broody!

And here are some random pics taken yesterday of my spring / summer pullets:

Oreo & Double Stuff catching some ZZZs

Project bird

This girl's massive & already bigger than her adult biological mama. (just turned 6 mo)

Here's Cupcake - a Colombian Orpington. She still thinks she's a bantam & refuses to go anywhere without her little buddies. The serama beneath her is 2 days older & they looked like twins at hatch.

My gold laced orp

 

[Faraday40]

Here are some updates on my orps:

Cupcake in Sept

.... and today. Maybe I should call her 'MuffinTop' instead

Oreo & Double Stuff. I really had a hard time deciding which ONE to keep.

Here's Oreo & Double Stuff today....


I tried getting their pics separately, but it was difficult. They're a package deal & always mirror each other. Here are just some random pics of these pretty gals walking around the yard. You can see why I simply could not decided which ONE to keep.

I sold the blue silver laced orp but kept Blizzard - her mama. She's still molting but looks better now that her back feathers grew in.

We also sold Big Blue. She ended up growing even bigger than her biological mom, but we just couldn't get rid of Jewel. This is Jewel this afternoon. (She's also molting but only a little at a time so far.)

 

[Tortoise]

Here are some updates on my orps:

Cupcake in Sept

.... and today. Maybe I should call her 'MuffinTop' instead
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Oreo & Double Stuff. I really had a hard time deciding which ONE to keep.

Here's Oreo & Double Stuff today....


I tried getting their pics separately, but it was difficult. They're a package deal & always mirror each other. Here are just some random pics of these pretty gals walking around the yard. You can see why I simply could not decided which ONE to keep.

I sold the blue silver laced orp but kept Blizzard - her mama. She's still molting but looks better now that her back feathers grew in.
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We also sold Big Blue. She ended up growing even bigger than her biological mom, but we just couldn't get rid of Jewel. This is Jewel this afternoon. (She's also molting but only a little at a time so far.)
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So beautiful. I can't wait too get mine next year.

 

[Geranium]

Hi there! I'm raising my first flock, 9 pullets. I knew I wanted Orpingtons in my flock because i'm hoping for friendly chickens. I have two buffs and one blue. They're gorgeous and the buffs are super friendly and enjoy lap time (the blue is a little more shy). Here they are as young chicks, I think about one week, and at 17 days.

 

[Geranium]

And here are my Orpingtons at five weeks. They're such fluff balls!

 

[TheLittleFarm18]

This my orpington Betty, she is very friendly Sadly her and her sister were taken by a fox a couole weeks ago hatched one of her eggs crossed with my speckled sussex roo...He was also taken by said fox!!! So incubating more eggs of my speckled sussex hen/roo

 

[Faraday40]

This my orpington Betty, she is very friendly Sadly her and her sister were taken by a fox a couole weeks ago hatched one of her eggs crossed with my speckled sussex roo...He was also taken by said fox!!! So incubating more eggs of my speckled sussex hen/roo View attachment 1569640