Pekins
The Pekin bantam is a variety of true bantam chicken, this means it has no large fowl equivalent.
They lay small cream coloured eggs, do not require a lot of room and their mild temperament makes handling, quite easy and rewarding.
They are shorter than the ordinary bantam, approximately 20-30 centimeters tall (with head upright) and their feet and legs are completely covered by their feathers. This means they do little damage to flower gardens, as they are not heavy on their feet. They are however, foragers so keep them away from the vegetable patch
Due to their feathery legs, care must be taken to keep pekins dry and clean. They do not like mud and this can cause painful balls of mud on their feet which set like concrete and are hard to remove. Prevention is best by either keeping them inside in the winter or laying slabs or a wood pallet in their run.
When we have eggs chicks or POL they will be in the for sale section
