About Us
Pekin Bantams RSA is based outside of Johannesburg, RSA, and we specialise in breeding top quality, purebred Pekin Bantams. We have bred some RSA {and some world} firsts in Pekin colours: eg. Blue Silver Partridge, Blue Silver Quail, Blue Yellow Partridge, Lavender Laced, Lavender Partridge, etc and the largest breeders of certain colours eg Blue Buff & Lemon Buff Columbian, Silver (Pencilled) Partridge, Buff & Lemon Pyle, Blue Gold Partridge, Columbian.
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What We DoConcentrating firstly on type (the shape and size of the bird) and secondly on colour should be the aim of all serious breeders. As they say, ''first you build the barn, and then you paint it''. We also like 'pretty' birds, with 'pretty' heads and expressive faces. After all, Pekins are very soft, gentle, sweet birds and their faces should show this.
Most colours, especially those with the 'pattern gene', are still in the developmental stage in SA and much of the world. It takes a lot more effort, time, energy and commitment to try and achieve perfection in the non-standard / developmental colours than it does in for eg. black, white, lavender and the more commonly bred colours. We also don’t cross breed our Pekins to achieve new colours, or improve colours. The result of that would be hybrids, not Pekins. Pekins are ‘true bantams’, which means they have no large breed counterpart. ***** We also specialise in frizzle feather Silver Pencilled Partridge. |
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Some of the colours we breed:
Some of the colours we breed are:- Silver Partridge, Blue Silver Partridge, Silver Duckwing, Salmon, Blue Salmon, Gold Partridge, Blue Gold Partridge, Blue Yellow Partridge, Ermine Columbian, Buff Columbian, Black Tailed Buff, Blue Columbian, Isabella Partridge, Blue Buff Columbian & BBC Splash, Blue Silver Columbian, Blue Buff, Blue Tail Buff, Buff Pyle, Lemon, Blue Lemon Columbian & BLC Splash, Lemon Blue, Lemon Pyle, Wheaten, Silver Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, Blue Silver Wheaten, Wheaten Pyle, Blue, Splash, Blue Quail, Blue Gold Birchen, Birchen, Silver Quail, Harlequin, Blue Red, Light & Dark Blue, Lavender, Lavender Buff (Champagne), Lavender Columbian (Coronation), Lavender Silver Partridge, Lavender Laced and more. Some colours are project colours and take time to refine to perfection.
Most of these are extremely rare and sought-after colours and not readily available. We also take bookings and will breed on order for a particular colour. We don’t sell eggs and very rarely, chicks. Occasionally growers (6 weeks +) might be available. We also don’t sell old birds which are no longer laying/breeding. |
Some of the hens and pullets & cockerel and roosters bred by us
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*** A small selection of some of the colours we breed ***
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