[sussexchook]

this mite sound a little daft but im thinking about getting some bantams and i just wanted to know if they will be ok with my other hens i have a light sussex a buff orpington 1 i think is a black rock or similar and i have 3 hybrid hens that look like ex batteries please help!

[grinling]

My bantam and speckledy have always been fine, original lot were, orpington, 4 large and 2 bantams. BIL warrens will go for his bantams so they are seperate.

[PaulineM]

Hi

They would be fine mixed together, I have 10 hens 2 of which are bantams, infact my bantam leghorn is the top hen 

We also prefer the bantam eggs, although I think I'm right in saying some bantam breeds are very prone to being broody 

[ANHBUC]

I have let mine freerange together as the bantams have plenty of room to escape a peck that way.  I was hoping to put them all together in their new walk in run (nearly finished).  As both of my bantams have chicks at the moment we have had to section off 2 areas for the 2 broods.  The mums are still fighting each other when they are let out to freerange.  I will try letting just the chicks out together as it would make it easier if they were all together.  They are around 5 weeks old so hoping their mums loose interest soon and let them leave home!