pekin?

[VioletandBodie]

now i had never herd of he breed till today and after googling it i dont see a diffrence from cochin... is the pekin like a "desiner" breed (like a cochin mix) or have i just been clueless all these years?

 

[chickendales]

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pekin is what they call cochin over seas
i think us is only one that calls them cochins

 

[VioletandBodie]

thank you! i was rather confused

 

[Oregon Blues]

Just off the top of my head, I think it is only the bantam cochins that are called Pekin. It shouldn't be difficult to verify that, if it is important enough to you to look it up.

 

[MuckyPuppy]

Well, yes and no.

There are people that think that Bantam Cochins are the same breed as Pekings and others that think that they are different breeds. I looked this up a while ago when I hatched my first Pekings. When I am on here I usually put both or else someone may think that I have ducks.

Edited to add: We live in the UK.

 

[AlicesSilkies]

I have lavender pekin bantams, and there just lovley, really worth a go,
and i too live in the uk.