Standards n Bantams

[Jeevan Singh]

Hey Everyone! This weekend I’m placing an order for chicks! I’m getting; 1 Golden Phoenix Male,2 Golden Phoenix Female,2 Black Sexlink Female,2 Jersey Giants, and 1 Golden Neck D’uccle Straight Run. Straight Run sucks but I have a Question! I know Standards and Bantams should not mix but if I get a Golden Neck D’uccle hen, the Phoenix rooster should be fine, right? After all there as light as leghorns themselves. It’s not like a 10 pound rooster. Can they live together safely, they will be raised together as chicks btw.View attachment 1252137

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Jeevan Welcome!

Sorry, I have no experience with roosters as we are not allowed to have them so I am not able to answer your question but one of the other greeters who should be along shortly will probably be able to help.

Alternatively, you could try posting on the Managing Your Flock Forum

I do know that smaller and larger breeds raised together from chicks have happily co-habitated in a mixed flock.

 

[Jeevan Singh]

G’Day from down under Jeevan Welcome!

Sorry, I have no experience with roosters as we are not allowed to have them so I am not able to answer your question but one of the other greeters who should be along shortly will probably be able to help.

Alternatively, you could try posting on the Managing Your Flock Forum

I do know that smaller and larger breeds raised together from chicks have happily co-habitated in a mixed flock.

Sounds great!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

 

[Lalo Moreno]

I mix bantams and large fowl. They might have a few squabbles but they won’t kill each other. I have RIR with my silver Phoenix. And RIR are extremely territorial. Roosters are a 50/50 they might be aggressive and might not be. Plus the only hens which are guaranteed are the sex links, so you might get more than 1 roo.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Jeevan and welcome to BYC. I agree with Lalo that you can mix standards and bantams. Like keeping any flock, issues mainly arise due to lack of space. This link may help you - http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-much-room-do-chickens-need

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

What works for some doesn't always work for others. Give it a try and keep them all together and see what happens. If you give them enough space so they can get away from each other, it may not be a problem. Watch carefully and separate if needed.

Good luck and welcome to our roost!

 

[sourland]

When raised together, bantams and large fowl generally do well. Some bantams even ranking high in the pecking order. Introducing bantams to an established large fowl flock can be an entirely different story.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to the Backyard chickens flock.