Please ID my Pekin

[lonicera56]

Hi All,
I have a pekin cockerel about 10 weeks old. I had him as a day old chick & was told he was a Wheaton. Someone said he looks more like a Silver Partridge, but I actually think he may be a Silver Wheaton.
Anyone care to give their opinion please?

 

[snifter]

Hmmm he looks like a Silver Partridge to me. I've only ever kept hens in them but from what I recall the cock birds are like that. But he has the wrong colouring on his wings. The brown should not be there.

See the Silver Partridge on this page (scroll down a bit) They have a young cockerel and a grown bird.

http://www.poultryuk.co.uk/pekins.php

 

[lonicera56]

Thanks for that, I see what you mean. It was the brown on the wings that made me wonder if he was Silver Wheaton, but I can't find a good picture of one of those.

 

[Deleted Account]

whatever you call him, he is very pretty!

 

[Anonymous]

Wow hes a pretty colour, Have you got a Picture of him now??
Ronnie

 

[lonicera56]

He's not much older, but is looking a bit more like a Silver Partridge now.