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Pyncheon Bantams

in: Mille-fleur and Porcelain colors 

Pyncheons are true bantams, having no counterpart among the large fowl. They have a Mille Fleur color pattern, the cock has a medium single comb, The hen has a small comb, and both have a tassel (small backwards growing crest) extending from a bony protuberance on the skull. The breed is among the rarest of the bantams, although they have been around for a long time. American status is unknown. Nathaniel Hawthorne Bred and wrote of them in 1850 and stressed their antiquity at that time.

In the book The House of the Seven Gables (1851), Nathaniel Hawthorne gave Hepzibah Pyncheon a hen whose appearance embodies the oddities of her family. ("And the chicken itself," Hawthorne writes, "was the symbol of the life of the old house.") 

 Mille-fleur- literally means "thousand flower" and refers to a background made of many small flowers and plants.

These eggs and chicks brought to you by our friend @ TANYAVILAG

We are working with Mille-fleur and Porcelain Pyncheon Bantams

**There is a chance you will get both colors in your hatches, no choice on colors at this time**

Egg Prices:

1/2 dozen - $25.00

1 Dozen eggs $40.00

Includes S/H Costs on eggs

 Young Pyncheon cockerel

Young Pyncheon pullet

Porcelain Pyncheon Bantam "birds are in molt" check back for up dated pic's

 

 

 

Some General ABA info on the Pyncheon

Weight

Cock-24 oz/680 grams    Cockerel-22 oz/625 grams

Hen-22 oz/625 Grams      Pullet-20 oz/570 grams

Male info

Comb of male- Single type-medium sized, set firmly and evenly on head, straight and upright, with five moderately and evenly serrated points

 fine in texture and set well forward on the head.

Tassel on male: a tuft or crest of feathers rising from the head at rear section of comb, falling gracefully over the back of the neck.

Female info

Comb of female- small, set firmly and evenly on head, front of comb and first point to stand erect

and the remainder drooping gradually to one side, with five moderately and serrated points fine in texture and set well forward on the head.

Tassel on female: small, compact, globular, resembles crest but farther back on head

Color of Male and Female

Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear Lobes: Bright Red.

Tassel: to match hackle

 Beak: Horn in color

Eyes: Reddish bay

Shanks & Toes: Willow yellow

Color: Refer to mille fleur color description

For more info on this breed see the ABA book for more standards on them

**Porcelain color Pyncheons are not a recognized color by the ABA yet**