We got an assortment of bantam chickens 5 years ago from TSC. We got several OEG girls and boys. The roosters were all gentlemen, guarding the girls and not messing with us. We eventually got rid of the boys to a farmer who needed roosters to guard the flock but didn't want to feed 10 pound guys. The girls are still living in and among a fairly large flock of large fowl birds including roosters. The bantams are pets at our house, the large birds come and go (culled for food for our neighbors or get taken by foxes it seems) but the bantams survive. I believe it is because they are small and quick. I am sure a hawk could get them, but 5 years of free ranging, and they still live and we do have predators. We do not separate the bantams and they coexist well within our mixed flock (have goats, dogs, and guineas and ducks in the past). Plus, they really don't eat much! And we get small white/off white eggs. They don't lay for us November through March. And they can sit on 3-4 large eggs and have hatched many within our flock.
When we have visitors to the mini farm, the OEG are who we seek out to pick up and let visitors pet. They are friendly, talkative, and are favorites in our family. Plus, anything you feed and care for for 5 years seems to hold a place in your heart.
When we have visitors to the mini farm, the OEG are who we seek out to pick up and let visitors pet. They are friendly, talkative, and are favorites in our family. Plus, anything you feed and care for for 5 years seems to hold a place in your heart.
