Cochin Bantams, or Pekins
Featherside's greeting committee was "Chief," a White
Cochin bantam rooster.
(1 May 1993--21 August 1998)
He was at the gate whenever someone arrived. He also had
a major role in the music video "The Egg Man" by MTV's 1994 Most Unusual
Band, Y'ALL.
Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue Tivol
Bantam Cochins are known as Pekins in Britain and Australia.
These little birds are very popular both in the fancy for showing and with backyarders as pets. They are very tame and pretty. They are also popular as broody hens, being able to cover a fair number of eggs and sitting very tightly.
If you want to learn more, there's a new book: The Australian Pekin Bantam: The Complete Handbook and Standards for the Pekin Bantams, available from the Pekin Bantam Club of Australia, c/o Keith Dubber, PO Box 1503, Armidale 2350 NSW, Australia, phone: +61 2 6775 1315. It includes history of the breed, breeding, and colors (with both color and B&W photos of all the varieties).
To cut down on load time, Cochin chicks are on a separate page.
Breed clubs:
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International Jamie Matta 283 State Hwy 235 Harpursville, NY 13787 607-693-3433 e-mail: mattsjt@aol.com |
The Scottish Pekin Bantam Club |
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The Pekin Bantam Club |
The Pekin Bantam Club of Australia |
Australian National Pekin
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Cochin bantam links:
Palm Beach County Poultry Fanciers Association's Cochin pages
Elsanor is a French page on Pekins with lots of pictures
Pekins at Devonshire Traditional Breed Centre
Meadowlark Cochin Bantams has both smooth and frizzled Cochins
Perfect Pekins has several varieties
Steve Wheat's Bantam Barn
Black Cochin bantams at Ozark Bantams
Cochin bantams at Harvest Breeze Farm
Mille Fleur Cochin bantams at Wittsend
My favorite bantam Cochin hen "Champagne," a Blue, in her recurring role as a foster mother
"Zinfandel," Champagne's daughter, sitting on Beau Bloom's head --
being a pet, the other thing Cochins are really good at
Photo courtesy of Margo Bloom
Blue Cochin bantam males. That's my old cock "Corky"
on the left and my cockerel "Class Act" on the right
Mottled Cochin bantams: a cock and a pair
Photo of cock courtesy of Jim Thacker
Black Pekins
Photos courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
"Speedy's Mom," a Mottled hen
Photo courtesy of Greg Cooper
Two Pekins -- a Gold Partridge hen and a Lemon Cuckoo
pullet
Photos courtesy of Dan Clarke
A White Pekin cockerel
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
This is a Mottled Buff Columbian Cochin bantam pullet
Photo courtesy of Julie Rountree
Gold Laced Cochin bantam rooster, pullet and cockerel
Photos courtesy of Gina Hall
Lavender Pekins from Sweden
Photos © Sandra Andersson
A Brassyback Cochin bantam rooster
Photo courtesy of Nick Bulach
A pair of Red Cochin bantams
A Partridge Cochin bantam trio
Photo courtesy of Kat Heriot Maitland
A trio of Black Pekins - hard to believe they're
standing up, isn't it?
Photo courtesy of Meg Rodden
"Harry," my Buff Cochin bantam cock
Photo courtesy of Stefan
"Romeo," a Mille Fleur Pekin cockerel
Photo courtesy of Dan Clarke
A Columbian Pekin pullet and two Pekin hens, a Crele and a
Lavender
Photos courtesy of Ruth Cornelius
A Black Pekin cockerel from Australia
Photo courtesy of Andy Vardy
A Mille Fleur Cochin bantam rooster
Photo courtesy of Heather Spaet
Salmon Pekins from Sweden
Photos © Sandra Andersson
A pair of Blue Mottled Cochin bantams
Photos courtesy of Sarah Hammar
"Albus," a Gold Laced Cochin bantam rooster
Photo courtesy of Katie Gray
A Mottled Pekin pair
Photo courtesy of Nikita Casten
A Black Cochin bantam pullet
Photo courtesy of Beth Adams
A Birchen Cochin bantam pullet
Photo courtesy of Gina Hall
Two Mille Fleur Pekin pullets
Photos courtesy of Dan Clarke
A Partridge Pekin cockerel
Photo courtesy of Mary Askew
Arthur's bantam Partridge Cochin hen
Photo courtesy of Andrew Arthur
A Lavender Cuckoo Pekin from Belgium
Photo courtesy of Johan Opsomer
Pekins from Australia -- Blue Red roo, Buff pullets and a Mottled pair
Photos courtesy of James Wong
A young pair of Blue Pekins
Photos courtesy of Ruth Cornelius
Kay St. Amour's Splash cockerel and pair of Blue Cochin bantams
A Blue Cochin bantam rooster
Photo courtesy of Rick Kerby
A Mille Fleur patterned Cochin bantam pullet
Photo courtesy of Paula R. Frank
Two Pekins: A Lemon Cuckoo pullet and a Lavender cockerel
Photos courtesy of Caroline Carnegie
Blue and Cuckoo Pekin pullets from Australia
Photos courtesy of Andy Vardy
A Brown-Red male
Pekin roos from Malta -- Cuckoo, Buff & Blue
Photos courtesy of Christian Cutajar
Laura Adams-Durgin's Brown-Red Cochin bantam pullet, Best
of Variety at the '97 Cochins International National Meet
Photo courtesy of Beth Adams
Kay St. Amour's Blue Mottled Cochin bantam cock
Laura Adams-Durgin's Birchen Cochin bantams
Photos courtesy of Beth Adams
A pair of Buff Cochin bantams
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Shamp
Two views of "Bert," a Birchen Cochin bantam
rooster
Photos courtesy of Natalie King
A White Pekin hen from the UK
Photo © Robert Stephenson
A pair of Wheaten Cochin bantams
Photos courtesy of Brian Reeder
"Keswick," another Blue Cochin bantam cockerel
Photo courtesy of Katie Gray
A pair of Partridge Pekins
Photo courtesy of Mary Askew
A pair of Red Cochin bantams with Silkie feathering that
spontaneously appeared in a closed flock of pure Red Cochins
Photo courtesy of Daniel Powell
More Silkie feathered Cochin bantams: Barred and Black
Photos © Steve Wheat
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