=) ok so i sold the 3 babies..
And currently have 3 babies in the nest . (3/5 ) 2 eggs didnt hatch..
I also have 3 newish adult finches . For a total of 5 one normal grey male. A florida fancy male. And a pied female. She looks normal grey.. except she has a orange belly like the...
Bantam cochin. Ill post a picture. I actually have 3 .. 2 frizzles and a smooth .. the barred frizzle hens comb looks like a pea comb to me .. the roosters might be. . They kinda remind me of buttercup combs.
Eigther way sop for the cochins is straight combs. So without getting...
How hard is it going to be for me to get rid of a rose comb in favor of single combs? Or from pea comb to single comb. How many generations would it take .. crossing the wrong combed bird to correct single combed birds?
Ok so i have a rooster who is turken but has all the cochin characteriatics to start this project and several cochin hen and roosters to cross with...
And lastly .. i have. A clean legged turken bantam hen..
Anyone whos already accomplished this cross .. or has any input is welcome to chime...
Ok so here are pictures of my 3 turkens . The calico is the one i plan on using to start this project ... hes got a bow tie ... so prety much only gunna get 1/4 -1/2 turkens from crossing him over non turken hens correct? Also gunna cross the little white hen to him. .. or one of...
This guy has pretty amazing cochin type .. better feathering than several of my pure cochins... good round poof tail ... i ment to get pictures of him today but got busy ... still need to go down and move pens around...
Anyone have any recommendations on barred birds?
Got 2 hens...
Anyone else working on a naked neck turken cochin bantam project?
I ended up with a calico rooster from jacobs cave... no clue who i got him from ... but now i think i want to work on that .... any turken bantams ive been able to find are usually out of gamey stuff or silkies ... =( or...
Up to 5 eggs in the pairs nest =D
Im not sure i want to part with the 3 babies . Theyre all neat colored .
Momma is a florida fancy so has a creamy orange belly and light cream body.
Ive been told daddy is a fawn...
The 8 are supposed to be just regular greys . All 4 babys are males...
Egg 3 in the nest today =D
At least some where being good parents to get them to almost fledging !
I dont have any nests or nesting material in with the fledgling babies from the last clutch .. they are about 3 months old now =) i think i managed 3 girls!!! Going tuesday to pick up 8...