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Pekin Bantam Chickens

black male buff male cuckoo female lavender female mottled female mottled male partridge female white male

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Pekin Bantam History

The first Pekins are said to have been stolen from a private collection held by the emperor of China in Peking around 1860. Another story states they were imported from China around 1830-1840 and were presented to Queen Victoria. These imported birds were then crossed with other breeds and are now know today as Pekin Bantams.

Pekin Bantam Behaviour

The Pekin is a very gentle bird. They are good layers of small eggs but are broody, making them great mums. They make excellent pets for children as they are tame. They settle very well and require little space. Pekins can look rather pale and anaemic if not allowed on grass to forage. They tend not to scratch around in flower beds so are good birds to keep in an urban garden. They are normally a robust and long-lived bird that loves company.

Pekin Bantam Varieties

Pekins are a very popular breed here in the UK. They are available in a whole range of colours. Lavender, blue, silver partridge, red partridge, blue mottled, Columbian, cuckoo, mottled, buff, black, white and wheaten. With all their feathers they actually look larger than they really are. All colours have short legs and feathered feet and toes.
Eglu Cube chicken coop designed by Omlet

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Eglu Cube Chicken Coop with Run (2m) - Green
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Pekin Bantam Pictures

Our chicks watching Shaun the Sheep!
Chicken sitting in plants
Chicken sitting on hand
Chicken in garden
Chicken in garden
Chicken in garden
Chicken inside
orange groomed hen on a lawn with flowers around
Two chickens pecking at some grass
Chickens in run
Chickens in run
Sally is a super soft pekin bantam.
Pippa the silver partridge pekin bantam.
Chickens in garden
five different coloured bantam chickens perched on a wooden sleeper
Chickens in Coop
Chickens in garden
Chicken in garden
A flock of pekin bantam chickens.
a bantam chicken sat on a woman's arm on a bench
a bantam chicken sat on a womans arm on a bench
Three pekin bantam chicks.
Pekin bantam chicks - just 2 days old.
2 days old pekin bantam chick.
Bantam chickens perched on a wooden fence with chicken wire underneath
a baby pekin bantam chick with black and yellow feathers
four pekin bantam chickens stood outside a bird house which are black white and brown
four chicks stood outside bird houses
perkin bantam chickens having a dust bath bath in a sunny garden

Pekin Bantam For Sale

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Three Pekin Bantam Cockerels

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Description: Three pekin bantam cockerels. One dark buff colour and the other two are barred. They live together but need to have their own separate flocks to be happier. Currently they share 3 hens (which are not for sale)

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- Robin,

eggscellent bird i just love 'em

John - Abbie,

John is the sweetest little hen I’ve ever had. She’s my favorite. Very sensitive and scared of everything, lol.

Great pets - John,

They are very friendly and happy.

Love Them! - Keaton,

I breed show pekins and they really are my favorite breed. I have never had an aggressive one. The colors you can get are also truly amazing. I have salmon, black, white and gold partridge, all lovely birds.

Love Them! - Keaton, Wiltshire,

I am a breeder and they have always been the favorite breed, with me and with my customers.

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Breeder Clubs for Pekin Bantam

Pekin Bantam Club

Email: pekinbantamclub@aol.com

Telephone: 07921 553931