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I’m a newbie too, so no advice I’m afraid. Just wanted to say, I’m SO sorry!

Thanks for the info! Interesting how it works out.

Very interesting to see the effect in play. Thanks for sharing that!

I bought some barred bantam cochins, and one of them appears to be blue. Instead of being black like the others, the striping is a medium-light gray color. I was planning on using one of my barred roosters to start a buff barred project… And I think the blue barred one is going to be the nicest...

Thanks!!

Thanks! Can I ask what you used to make buff and birchen in the calculator? I was messing with it, but not sure I was entering the right stuff. I’d love to mess around with it a bit, I’m new to the calculator.

Theoretically, can I expect to get some buff columbians from a cross between a birchen cochin hen and a buff cochin rooster?, F1, F2, or F3? Thanks!

Hey! How often does the NPIP have to be retested/renewed? Is it annually?

Thank you, great explanation! That helps a lot!

Love the buff barred bantam Cochins I’ve seen on here. :love How do you breed for this result? Does it matter if the rooster is barred vs. the hen? And how many generations to get the result? Thanks!!

Hi there Rsepiphyte! I realize this post is about 4 years old :D, but do you still hatch out Cochins that you are willing to sell? I’d love to buy some Colombian, buff, or blue mottled chicks or eggs! Also would you be willing to ship them?

Thank you so much for this explanation! I've had a hard time wrapping my head around these concepts, and this is the easiest explanation I've seen!

THIS!!! This is exactly what I felt like I was missing. Thank you so much for this link! It's simple enough for me to at least get a basic understanding...I'm tempted to print it out and then go and explore all the other links that have been posted again.

Thanks! I’m glad to hear it all makes some sense at some point! Do you have any recommendations that worked for you when trying to learn the “rules”? How did you learn?

I’m not set on using the calculator, but as I’ve been trying to research for a breeding program I would like to start, I’ve been frustrated my my lack of understanding with how the variables all play together. I am wanting to breed Mille fleur cochins, but I can’t seem to figure out what birds I...