No these are not crele....
Here is a link to Steve's post about them some time back
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=246976
Here is a more current link to another of Steve's auctions. I am hoping my newer females will have the same kind of barring his girls are now...
I have a pair of Bantam Buff Barred Cochins that I am going to part with. The male has the beautiful barring and the female is lighter in color. They were hatched from Steve at the Bantam Barn's eggs. This is the second laying season. With the newer generation, the females are showing more...