A handsome bantam at our house-sit

@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
June 21, 2023 7:36pm CST
I was going to tell you all about the Pekin bantam. Now I discover the bantam in the photo is not a Pekin at all. I think they are Barbu D’Uccles which I’d never heard of till now. It seems these are available in Australia so I hope I’m right. They are cute little birds with feathered legs and feathers on the cheeks as you can see in the photo. I can imagine the legs getting pretty mucky in muddy weather.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
22 Jun 23
What a pretty little bird!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jun 23
He is very handsome really.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
22 Jun 23
@JudyEv Yes, he is. But his little feet looked so pretty to me. Maybe it's the color of the feathers...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jun 23
@AmbiePam They look funny when they run. They look like they have bell-bottom trousers on.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Jun 23
Very proud boy and he should be
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jun 23
I think there are two or three roosters in the pen but they don't seem to fight.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Jun 23
@JudyEv That's good they don't. Means they have enough hens
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Jun 23
That is a cute bird. It sure has a lot of feathers everywhere.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jun 23
They look funny when they run as they look like they're wearing pyjamas.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
22 Jun 23
This is a Booted Bantam Buckbeak, my grandfather had those. I can easily imagine why it's called "booted".
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
23 Jun 23
@JudyEv It is beautiful, I wonder how it looks when it rains and he runs in the mud.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
Thanks, Anna, for the information. Yes, 'booted' is a good description.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
@LadyDuck I should imagine he wouldn't look nearly so handsome.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
22 Jun 23
I can't believe his legs are still white, no matter what the weather is like.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
22 Jun 23
@JudyEv He's pretty, though.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jun 23
He looks like he is still in his pyjamas.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
22 Jun 23
That's a good looking bird.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
I think so too. I like the colour.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Jun 23
Love them feather boots...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jun 23
@JudyEv I bet they do.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
They look funny when they run with the feathers flapping to the sides.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
22 Jun 23
Never seen any bird with feathered legs. Wonder how they clean them. Cats do their own cleaning
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
23 Jun 23
@JudyEv Our Gamma looked like him but without feathers on his legs (lol) He was so much a part of our life He would even go upstairs on his own making us search for him.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
@allknowing Gamma must have been a very treasured member of your household.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
I guess the birds clean their own feathers but I'm not sure about that.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jun 23
Yeah, he is cute. Is this the one that tries to attack you?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
No, these ones are quite tame really.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
24 Jun 23
Oh look at him..never saw one like him.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 23
Here is his little partner.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jun 23
Oh, he is a handsome fellow, I bet all the hens run after him,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
I think I might if I were a hen.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
22 Jun 23
A good looking bantam.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
He is indeed. I like the fluffy legs.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Jun 23
How stunning. I love his feet. My neighbor has chickens, I forget what kind they are.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
It looks like he's wearing bell-bottoms or pyjamas.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 23
@CarolDM I think they're a Belgian breed but we do seem to have a lot of fancy breeds in Australia, no matter where they come from originally.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Jun 23
@JudyEv So cute. I love these fancy chickens.
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Leighnyork Nyakundi Makori
@leighnyork (1873)
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22 Jun 23
He is truly handsome
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
He is a very pretty colour too.
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Leighnyork Nyakundi Makori
@leighnyork (1873)
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27 Jun 23
@JudyEv for sure, how is your day
Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
22 Jun 23
Apparently the feathers on their feet get in the way and mean they don't scratch about so much which would be a good thing in some cases. I got a bit fed up of ours digging big holes everywhere.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
I can believe that. I'd hate to see them in a muddy yard though.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
22 Jun 23
What a handsome bird!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 23
He's a pretty colour too. One of the hens is very speckled.
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