Can a bantam rooster mate with full size hens?

However, the reverse is also true: a very small bantam rooster will have to be fairly brutal to be successful in mating a large hen, and will often injure her comb as he holds on for dear life.
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Can a bantam rooster breed a regular size hen?

Yes, they can! There are no problems associated with hatching mixed breed chickens. If you have a rooster in your flock, he will try to breed ALL your hens, nevermind if he is a different breed or even if the hens are different sizes, bantam and large fowl.
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Can a full size rooster mate with a bantam?

The problems are:

A bantam rooster might not be able to reach a full size hen. A full size rooster my damage a bantam hen. You may get small eggs from large birds and large eggs from bantams that might kill her. The size results might be unpredictable.
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Can bantams and regular chickens breed?

A: Yes, in most cases you can mix breeds of chicken in your flock. They generally get on very well. You can even include both bantam and large fowl breeds in your flock, if that is what you prefer.
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How old does a bantam rooster have to be to breed?

If you decide to purchase young birds, you will need to wait at least 6 months before they will be ready to breed. Introduce your bantams to their new coop, separating your rooster from your hens for a few days.
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A Beginners Guide To Bantam Chicken Breeds



What age do bantam roosters crow?

At around three to six months old, roosters will mature and start to want to do their manly duty. This involves bragging up their manhood (crowing) and thrashing their opponents, sometimes quite bloodily. Spurs start to grow at this age, but generally these aren't that big or sharp until their second year.
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How long do bantam roosters live?

However; it is not uncommon for bantam birds to live as long as 8 years depending on their breed, environment, and care. The majority of bantam chickens will live from 4-8 years.
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Can you mix breed chickens?

The short answer to this is, yes. Different chicken breeds can live successfully together in what's called a mixed flock. But a mixed flock does take some consideration. For instance, some breeds are known to be very docile and calm, while others have a more dominant personality.
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Are bantam roosters aggressive?

Unless you know your chickens, you should not start out with game breeds. You also need to know that some bantam roosters can be incredibly feisty for their size. They do not seem to care they are small and may pick a fight with a standard sized rooster.
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What do you do with bantam roosters?

The good thing about a bantam is that they're so little that it's hard for them to do much damage, though, I wouldn't let a child around an aggressive rooster, bantam or not. So my advice is if you end up with a bantam rooster, spend a lot of time holding it, feed it by hand and hope for the best."
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Does the hen or rooster determine breed?

Both the rooster and the hen determine the outcome of their crossbreed. In this sense, the chicks will acquire traits such as body size, egg size, egg color, and the number of eggs produced in a year from both parents.
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What is a banty rooster?

The definition of a banty rooster is a smaller, more aggressive rooster. An example of a banty rooster is one used in fights. Not to be confused with. A bantam chicken. A Bantam is a miniature version of a regular chicken.
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How fast do bantam chickens grow?

Bantams raised from chicks will reach maturity in 7-12 months, with feed costs of roughly $8-10 per bird per year. Because of the growing demand for chickens in general, poultry auctions are becoming more common.
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How big do bantam roosters get?

Bantam chickens come in all small shapes and sizes. The smallest are just a little over a pound and go to as much as three pounds. Miniatures are usually one-fifth to one-fourth to one-quarter the size of the standard breed.
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How old are bantams when they start laying eggs?

On average, hens will start laying eggs at 6 months of age, depending on the breed.
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Are bantams good egg layers?

As well as being known as one of the more 'attractive' chicken breeds, they are also recognised for their profuse egg laying ability - even the bantam chickens will produce some perfect sized eggs to ensure your stomach grumbles are kept at bay each morning!
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What is the friendliest rooster?

  • Sussex. ...
  • Polish. ...
  • Rhode Island Red. ...
  • Brahma. ...
  • Barbu D'Uccle. ...
  • Delaware. Delaware roosters are well known to be docile and gentle with their humans. ...
  • Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rocks are old favorites. ...
  • New Hampshire. The New Hampshire breed was developed from Rhode Island Reds.
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Are hens happier with a rooster?

Having a rooster around does seem to keep peace within the flock. Also, in the absence of a rooster, one hen will often assume the dominant role and become a bit of a bully. I've been fortunate in that my chickens all get along very well.
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Can 2 roosters live together?

Conclusions: Two roosters can absolutely live together. Two roosters will not normally fight with each other. The average hens to rooster ratio is (10:1).
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Can a small rooster mate with a large hen?

However, the reverse is also true: a very small bantam rooster will have to be fairly brutal to be successful in mating a large hen, and will often injure her comb as he holds on for dear life.
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Can you breed any rooster with any hen?

A: Yes, they can! There are no problems associated with hatching mixed breed chickens. If you have a rooster in your flock, he will try to breed ALL your hens, nevermind if he is a different breed or even if the hens are different sizes, bantam and large fowl.
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Can you breed a rooster with his daughter?

One reader asked if he could breed his rooster with the rooster's offspring, and the short answer is yes, but only in the short term. In livestock husbandry, what we'd usually call inbreeding is termed linebreeding.
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Do bantams lay eggs every day?

Once a bantam chicken starts laying eggs, they will lay every other day for about four (4) to six (6) months, then they will stop producing while they shed their feathers (called molting).
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Are bantam roosters loud?

No, as a rule the Pekin cockerel is quiet. They do crow like any other male chicken but for the most part it is not disturbing although it can be high pitched. Below: A video of a Pekin bantam cockerel crowing.
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How many eggs can a bantam sit on?

A hen can manage to cover and keep warm approximately 12 eggs proportionate to her size, meaning: if she is a bantam, it is reasonable to expect that she can care for 12 bantam sized eggs, fewer if the eggs are from a larger hen.
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