pekin bantam

  1. kikiri

    Lethargic Pekkin Chicken, Sleeps while standing

    Hello! I've been worried about my year old hen, starting today I've noticed she's been really sluggish! Her comb seems paler than usual, I had found her in the morning by the door of the coop just sitting there. I picked her up, found a fresh egg but noticed her vent is a bit dirty. The egg...
  2. MamaEggMama

    HELP NEEDED SEXING PEKIN BANTAMS @ 8 weeks old!

    Hey all! As a new chicken Mama i'm looking to sex my chickens. My partner bought the four Pekin bantams from a local breeder that assured us at a day old that they were all girls... she even charged extra. Now that they are 8weeks old I’m not so sure! I’m thinking that we possibly have one girl...
  3. MamaEggMama

    Hello there.. I’m new!!

    Hi Everyone, My name is E and I’m relatively new to owning chickens. It was always my dream to have a flock of my own and my partner surprised me last Christmas with four newly hatched Pekin Bantams. Some more interesting facts - 1. I just finished a degree in visual arts. 2. We take part in...
  4. L

    Is the colour of a pekin chick determined by the parents?

    Hi, I am getting a breeding trio of pekin bantams soon, and I was wondering that, since pekin come in a variety of colours, should I have all three the same colour or have a mixture. I am looking to breed them (hence getting two hens and a cockerall) and wasn't sure what colour the chicks would...
  5. beckstaar96

    Can chickens mourn?!

    Hi there, I'm utterly heartbroken, as a strangers dog attacked my beloved Pekin Bantam Rooster on Tuesday, I did what I could but the vets said the kindest thing in the end was to put him down. I'm heartbroken, he was truly a part of our family. He acted more like a dog then a chicken! Anyway...
  6. Rebecca dean

    Moulting. Help

    Right I have sort of new to owning Pekin bantams. I rescused a lavender bantam she was roughly around 6 months when I rescued her she was laying eggs then stopped in the October and started to moult then stopped moulting then started again in November for a few days then stopped then has just...
  7. Beeks83

    Pekin and Silkie Treats?

    Hello, My 3 pekin bantam hens and 2 silkie chicks (3 weeks old) LOVE dried mealworms. I also recently managed to grow cucamelons for the first time (the look like grape sized watermelons and taste like limey cucumbers). I was very excited about finally getting to try them but it seems the...
  8. S

    Pekin bantams herfordshire

    Hi there, can anyone advise me on where I can purchase point of lay hens: I'm looking for pekin bantams and I am in Hertfordshire so there Buckinghamshire or befordshire is close to me.
  9. Amarna23

    Crowing Hen! Help!

    hi! My Pekin bantam girl crows!! I live in a suburban area so am worried she'll annoy the neighbours. Any advice on stopping a crowing hen? I have only got 2 girls, both Pekin bantams about 1yr old. Thanks in advance! Amy
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