4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

We're getting a bantam trio. Anyone have a preference on breed, and why? Are they wildly different in temperament? I was very keen on Pekins but having seen some Japanese, am wavering...

[Egg Lou]

Pekins!! beautiful, fluffy, & very friendly and broody .. but then I am biased

[Redwing]

I bought two pekins from auction with the intention of selling them on....

 

Now we have four of them and a cockerel coming at the end of the breeding season

 

They are such cute little characters and feisty too but easy to pick up and handle

[quickcluck]

Dont know anything about bantees I'm afraid, but by looking at pics I'd say Pekin!

[Woodcat]

Having had pekins for a grand total of 29 hours i would have to say pekins i think they are georgeous

[tidygirlsuk]

I have 5 pekins one of which is a cockerel. I don't rely on them for eggs as they will lay every day then nothing for a couple of weeks. However they are just pets to me and I love them. I want one in every colour I have two lavenders, a buff, a white and a silver partrige. They are all beautiful.

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Nice one Woodcat! It's so exciting being a new mum to chooks!

[Janty]

Pekins

 

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

I think I'm going for a black Japanese, a lavender pekin and am torn on the third - either a buff or partridge pekin. Although the last one may be swapped for a golden sebright. Would they work together? I know pekins and japaneses get on well, but would sebrights get on with them?

 

Advice on good combinations appreciated!

 

Spent the afternoon modifying a guinea pig run into a bantam run and am - gulp - making my own chicken house to go on it. It's an ark and I'm going to make one side a big pull-back door, with a slide in and out 'tray-style' base, divided into nest box and perch area for easy cleaning. It's all worked out in my head, just got to get the dang saw to go through the wood without tearing. I used to be top of the school at woodwork. Looooong time ago and it shows!

[Redwing]

I have a buff frizzle pekin x shuttlecock ( ) she is waaaaaaay cool

 

 

Go on, you know you want to!

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

You can't post that on here! The board will crash from CUTE OVERLOAD!!!!!

 

Didn't know you could get frizzle bantams. Covet! Oh lordy. In my size garden, you can have too many chickens...

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I have a buff frizzle pekin x shuttlecock ( ) she is waaaaaaay cool

 

 

Go on, you know you want to!

 

Ahhhhhhh !I want one.........or two..............or three................that is such a good description too

 

I am totally besotted with my little holiday chooks who are Golden Partridge Pekins....don't worry Jen, you can have them back next weekend, but I will have to get some myself I think!!...no experience of the other breeds though, sorry!

 

Sha x

[Redwing]

I am totally besotted with my little holiday chooks who are Golden Partridge Pekins....-

 

I have one of those too

 

 

and two lavenders

 

 

This could turn in to one long shopping list! We are not making it any easier are we?

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Are Partridge Pekins related to Fenning Blacks at all? My Miss Blenner-Hassett has very similar feathers!

[Redwing]

I'm not sure but I think the pattern is the same in lots of different unlinked breed so I would say no