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What breeds are my new bantams?!

post #1 of 8
7/10/12 at 3:58am
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Hiya,

i've only just joined this website so sorry if this is in the wrong place or something!

I have recently recieved three bantams because their old owners have moved house.

They are very sweet, here are some pics

please could you tell me the breeds, also I was thinking about doing a couple of classes at poultry shows this summer, are they good enough?! also if so what classes should i enter them in?

thanks

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here's the first 2, (the one at the back isn't that much bigger it just looks like it!)

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Here's the other one, they wouldn't all stand still for one picture!

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thanks!

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post #2 of 8
7/10/12 at 4:04am

first two - bantam barred cochin hen + buff sizzle?

second pic - buff cochin roo

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11 yo son,8 yo daughter,27 yo arab & 8 yo mini gelding, cat--3 ancona hens,4 ee's,3 cuckoo & 3 bc marans,3 orloff, dominique, s lakenvelder, cuckoo olive egger, CA grey,lf partridge cochin, lf black cochin, 2 lf barred cochins, ss hamburg,9 mixed girls, creme brabanter, houdan & 2 roos,4 speckled sussex hens & roo, bcm roo, 2 guineas, royal palm hen & hubby 

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post #3 of 8
7/10/12 at 4:12am
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OK thanks,

I looked up some pics of a buff sizzle and i think thats right,

when you said buff cochin roo did you mean rooster? I'm pretty sure they're all hens.....

thats what we were told anyway and she/he! hasn't crowed yet.....

but I could be wrong....

thanks

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post #4 of 8
7/10/12 at 4:14am
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Originally Posted by ccshambhala View Post

first two - bantam barred cochin hen + buff sizzle?

second pic - buff cochin roo

Agreed 

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post #5 of 8
7/10/12 at 5:38am

The buff is a hen if she is full grown. She just has a larger comb than the other one. 

 

If you are planning on entering them in a county Fair, go ahead. You will learn a lot and have fun, hopefully. Unfortunately, if you are planning on entering in an APA (American Poultry Association) show, they are not show quality according to those standard.

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Showing Modern Game Bantams and Self Blue d'Anvers! We also have a small flock of pets/layers.
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John 3:16

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post #6 of 8
7/10/12 at 5:48am

First question do the birds have feather legs and toes? As the barred chicken could be a rock if no feathers on legs and feet.  The chickens look like a fun pet class project.  They all do look like females in this photo.  If the skin on white bird is black from the silkie breed, my guess.

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post #7 of 8
7/10/12 at 7:05am
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ok this is probably going to sound really stupid.... but are pekins and cochins the same? I have been looking in the schedule of a small poultry show, and they dont have a cochin class but there is a pekin one... thanks!

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post #8 of 8
7/10/12 at 7:41am
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ok this is probably going to sound really stupid.... but are pekins and cochins the same? I have been looking in the schedule of a small poultry show, and they dont have a cochin class but there is a pekin one... thanks!

Pekin is the term used for Bantam Cochins in the UK so are you by any chance in England or Australia? I have seen this before where I give advice (especially breeds) directed at a 'local' person (North America) only to find out they are from Europe or Asia or someplace else!

 

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