[Hazelwood Flock]

I bought some hatching eggs online, sold as millefleur pekin. I hatched 3 chicks, 2 cockerels and a pullet. The biggest cockerel now resides in south west Wales, and we kept the other. To me he looks nothing like a millefleur - so what is he?


side view


rear view


front view.

[little blue]

I dunno ... but lovely looking

[Mel]

Looks like a lemon Cuckoo Pekin to me! or even Buff crossed with another colour.

[sam.t]

would also say lemon cuckoo :-)

[arwelcoed]

Colour aside he does not look a very true to form for a Pekin! I don't like speculate but I think you were sold some bad eggs! But on a positive note he looks real good looker 

[Mel]

Yes absolutely beautiful,he could be crossed with a Silkie you know.

[Big Light]

He's bonny but a lemon Cuckoo doesn't have the dark tail or neck markings, it almost as though the cuckoo is coming back from the yellow what ever cross it was , you could keep him as something pretty to look at or not?

[Hazelwood Flock]

The pullet hatched in the same lot looks like a buff, no barring or marks at all. I will keep him as I don't intend to hatch anything from them, and he is such a character - loves chasing off the jackdaws!

[Big Light]

Nothing wrong with keeping something pretty that keeps you amused!

[Brijjy]

My pekin cockerel is nigh on exactly the same colouring. His mum was buff and his dad was lavender.

[Birdie Wife]

My first thought as soon as I saw the pic was Crele/Creole - have a look at the pics on feathersite and see if it fits.

[Big Light]

I was looking a something else and genetically he looks like the markings of a buff columbian with a cuckoo / barred gene

[sheardale]

A lovely bird ....  whatever he is. x

[Pasture Farm]

i'm thinking crele   tho they poss have more dark tail feathers

[Birdie Wife]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cochins/BRKCochinBty.html

Crele looks right to me - there's a photo of a crele Pekin hen about half way down the page on this link (scroll down).