Parsley Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Hi I need some help and advice on sizes of bantams please. I have kept chickens in the past and had a Buff Sussex cock and hen (Fred and Ginger), a Silver Laced Wyandotte (Sage) and a Gold Laced Wyandotte (Onion) - all bantam / or miniature. I have now talked husband into letting me keep some more and am getting a couple of bantam Splash Orpington pullets at the weekend and have on reserve a couple of Lavender Araucana bantams for a few weeks time. I am now having a panic about a potential huge size difference and problems with bullying! I have looked up standards etc and this gives me weights but as breeds can be short and fat and tall and thin this has not really helped and I am more interested in heights. Can anyone help me out and give me comparisons to the breeds that I kept in the past? Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The orpington miniatures are the biggest of bantams and minis (although most of it is fluff ) the Araucana minis will be roughly half the size of your bigger hens. People have managed to have a mixed-size flock before, but it's commonly held opinion not to mix the sizes as there have been some terrible cases of bullying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...