Bantam roster and regular size hens

[Seasea12]

Hi I’m having a hard time getting bantam hens so I was wondering if I got regular hens if my roster and 2 bantam hens would be okay with regular sized hens because I’m scared of him hurting my hens due to only having two.

 

[Callender Girl]

I have a coop of four chickens that I got as day-old chicks in the spring. Two are full-sized hens, one is a Cochin bantam hen, and the fourth is a Cochin bantam roo.

Apparently, Billie thinks he is a big boy because I never see him trying to mate with little Maxie; he prefers the big girls -- a Columbian Wyandotte and a Bielefelder.

It MAY be that all of mine get along because they were all raised together. Just my experience, I guess.

My two other Cochin bantam hens free range during the day with full-sized hens without problems. In fact, one of my little hens is a tiny tyrant who will peck at anyone who annoys her -- especially if they try to take her treats.

Hope you get everything worked out.

 

[Shadrach]

You may find that the bantams prefer to keep to themselves and you may also find that the bantam rooster won't fancy the larger hens much.
But if your bantam rooster is happy to mate with the larger hens then this ime is better than having a full sized rooster mating with bantam hens.

 

[Seasea12]

You may find that the bantams prefer to keep to themselves and you may also find that the bantam rooster won't fancy the larger hens much.
But if your bantam rooster is happy to mate with the larger hens then this ime is better than having a full sized rooster mating with bantam hens.

Can’t he rape them to death tho?

 

[Shadrach]

Can’t he rape them to death tho?

No, he can't rape them to death.
He may, grab them by the comb and do some minor damage to their comb. He will try to grab them by the back of their hackles and may pull some feathers out. A lot will depend on how old the rooster is and his keeping circumstances before you get him.
A mature experienced rooster generally walks up behind one of his hens and bumps her bum with his chest. If she wants to mate, she will squat for him. If she doesn't she will run off or turn away, and some hens just turn around annd attack the rooster.
Part of your job as their keeper is to observe how they behave and intervene if and when the chickens, male and female, are getting injured.

 

[Seasea12]

Well I got 3 bantam roosters right now and I had to separate them from my two hens because they all was trying to mount them so instead of finding two of my roosters homes I was thinking about getting stander hens to try evening the odds of them going after the two I have already but not sure if they’d even take a liking to them because I’ve ordered online for baby bantams but unfortunately I’m sure they all are roosters.