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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2019
- An update on the lavender Pekin chicks that hatched on Easter Monday 2019. They are 3.5 weeks old.
#pekins#pekin bantams#poultry
The Pekin is a true bantam, that is, a breed of miniature chicken which has no large fowl counterpart. They are rather round-shaped, and their carriage tilts forward, with the head slightly closer to the ground than their elaborate tail feathers. This 'tilt' is a key characteristic of the Pekin. The bird on the whole, though the tail especially, should be abundantly feathered, and well rounded. The cockerels often have longer feathers that protrude outwards from their feet. The range of Pekin colours is extensive, and the list is continually growing. Colours include black, blue, buff, cuckoo, mottled, barred, Columbian, lavender, partridge, white, birchen, and silver partridge Rarer colours are in great demand, and many breeders spend much time perfecting new lines of colours in their birds. Frizzled Pekins are common.
Pekin Bantams are very docile, and with careful and regular handling they make ideal pets, especially for families with younger children.
The hens are regularly broody and are known to be good sitters and attentive mothers. They are not very productive egg layers.
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Beautiful chicks I love Bantams.Thank you for this share.
They are gorgeous Dennis, thanks for watching 🙂
Hi Jackie,thankyou for taking the time and sharing your videos,l must say you do seem to know what your doing with the chicks,l might be asking you for advice next year if l get mine.Its fantastic just how quickly they grow,just look at them and l like the colour.Keep us all updated on there progress it's fascinating and l may lern a lot.l still have to look up about Lupins as lm determined to grow them but it will be next year l think....l haven't a clue on the dates to start them off from seed,l know you've mentioned a bit about them lve just been a little busy and feeling a bit painful ahhhh you know what l mean.I do hope your doing a bit better and the tapering is going well,you looked very well on the video. Keep up the great work planting and building always nice to see,All the very best Joyce 🌱 🌱 🌱
Gorgeous chicks. If your sexing is correct you have a good proportion of girls to boys. Keep us posted as to their progress. Regards Mags.
Nice chicks. Like the feathers on the legs. Take care. Nick
They have come on lovely, thanks for watching Nick 🙂
Hi... New sub here. My wife and I want to take a trip to Ireland someday. Do you have any places in mind that are must sees when we arrive?
Thanks Tank for your support really appreciated there are lots of places to visit, the wild Atlantic way, ring of Kerry, Dingle, there are some Facebook groups on Ireland people give great recommendations it depends where you are going to stay, Donegal is lovely too 😍
hi, I'm new friend, thanks for sharing ^^
I put my chicks outside at 3 weeks too. I agree. I think 6 girls 3 boys.
Ah thank s PG 🙂
Hi Jackie just subbed hope your ok .. chicks look stunning a big well done
Thanks so much for a lovely comment and the sub, I have you too 😍
Awe they are sooo cute. We got 2 bantams 2 weeks ago and 1 of them is this gorgeous colour. She is the smaller of the 2, the other one is a different type of bantam and is bigger. But O my goodness the little lavender one is a bully and tries to get all the tiny bits of meat I give them
they are gorgeous, I was always dubious about handling the cockerel, i had a viscous one before ( not a bantam ), this lavender cockerel is placid , so cute !
Gorgeous breed! Do their feathers stay that pastel colour when they're adults? It seems as though they've all got different temperaments as well LOL Thanks for the update (I loved the hatching post too...).
Hi Marie😀, Yes they will stay that colour, Lavender but you can also get many different colours, they are gorgeous, yes definitely different temperaments, who would have thought he would have bitten me after all the love and care I've given them 😂😂. Thanks for watching Marie, I was lucky to catch the hatch at the right time.
Was going to ask you about foxes....do you get them on your land....l bet you do....lm scared for the chicks xx
They are locked in the housing bit so they are safe, do get foxes but I've put this chick house nearer to the house, the bigger hens are in an enclosure too, they would get them if I free ranged them so I don't 🐣🐤🙂