- Jul 26, 2014
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Hi everyone
I'm Leigh!
I'm new to the chicken owning world but very excited to get started!
I currently own 4 Pekin Bantams, and to tell you the truth I have had a few problems so need as much help as I can!
I'll start from the start,
First of all We brought EVERYTHING possible for our new arrivals (3 Pekin Bantam hen chicks). We collected our chicks and were told they were fine to come off heat as long as we kept them indoors... So we did what we were told... all was fine for 2 weeks until one of our lovely little ladies passed away! We still don't know the cause and I would desperately like to know! I am starting to think the lady we brought them off was telling us porkies and they were far too young to leave heat!
A week passed and we decided to go get another two chicks so we could bring them all up together, we collected two more (older) chicks from another breeder, one hen and one cock. All was going great! All so lovely and cuddly! A little while later we released one of our original chicks had grown a lovely big comb on 'her' head... Yep, looks like we now have two roosters? I realllllllyyy don't want to have to let one go, I need more options but can't find anything... I will upload pictures of my little flock soon so I can get definite opinions on the sex of them all. Even though I am fairly certain!
Any information on owning this breed of chicken will help!
Thanks in advance everyone!!!

I'm new to the chicken owning world but very excited to get started!
I currently own 4 Pekin Bantams, and to tell you the truth I have had a few problems so need as much help as I can!
I'll start from the start,
First of all We brought EVERYTHING possible for our new arrivals (3 Pekin Bantam hen chicks). We collected our chicks and were told they were fine to come off heat as long as we kept them indoors... So we did what we were told... all was fine for 2 weeks until one of our lovely little ladies passed away! We still don't know the cause and I would desperately like to know! I am starting to think the lady we brought them off was telling us porkies and they were far too young to leave heat!
A week passed and we decided to go get another two chicks so we could bring them all up together, we collected two more (older) chicks from another breeder, one hen and one cock. All was going great! All so lovely and cuddly! A little while later we released one of our original chicks had grown a lovely big comb on 'her' head... Yep, looks like we now have two roosters? I realllllllyyy don't want to have to let one go, I need more options but can't find anything... I will upload pictures of my little flock soon so I can get definite opinions on the sex of them all. Even though I am fairly certain!
Any information on owning this breed of chicken will help!
Thanks in advance everyone!!!