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you are correct about where in the world you are whether a bird is called Pekin, Cochin, Bantam Cochin, Large Fowl, or Giant. Here in the USA most are Bantam Cochins or Large Fowl Cochins.

I don't sell anything until I have hatched all I need for my flock. Some years that means I don't sell anything. I never sell chicks or eggs from my Blacks and Blues. I only sell birds after I have selected my keepers. I never ship live birds and sometimes I do sell eggs. I list them on my page...

Been about a year since I have checked in. Been spending more time on my own FB page Craigs Cochins, Cochins Across America, Cochins International. Been showing and made Master Exhibitor and Master Breeder in ABA and APA in Black Cochin Bantam. Glad to see some still use this forum. I was on...

Cochins International will have the Western National show November 25-26 at Mississippi Valley fair grounds in Davenport Iowa. Show is Saturday and awards and auction is Sunday morning the 26th. Free to attend. Visit the Cochins International table and ask questions

Black Cock bird that was Reserve Bantam at show last weekend. Silver Laced pullets out in the yard earlier this summer and Buff Columbians hatched this year.

I don't mix my flock but if I was I would have buff orpingtons.

Last night my first fertility check hatched. Now to go pluck some birds and get the other varieties breeding too. Does not matter that I have done this for years. Nothing makes me happier than new lambs and new chicks hatching. I have set some to hatch the morning after my grandsons come for...

Laced Varieties of Cochins are in a rebuilding mode. I am getting better lacing on the pullets than I used to and a higher percentage of well laced birds. Now to keep the lacing and improve the type. I am doing some GL improvement also but not making as much progress yet. time will tell where we...

A couple of my Black Pullets and the pen of Silver Laced Cochin pullets I kept to breed and show this year. I have a page about my birds Craigs Cochins.

Haven't been on in a long time. I only breed and exhibit Cochin Bantams. Interesting conversation about the breed. Cochins were never bred to be production birds. To my way of thinking all pullets must lay at least 75 eggs and each hen at least 50 to be of any use as breeders in my flock...

Yes you do. Are you looking for Large Fowl or Bantams. Not many serious breeders of these unfortunately.

Those are examples of Buff Columbian.

Really like the Partridge pattern developing so clearly already. Others are nice also but patterns hold something special for me Congrats!

You have a splash pullet there. You will get some beautiful birds in Blue and Splash if you breed this to a good Blue Cock. This is a BBS (Black-Blue-Splash breeding chart to know what you can expect when breeding any blue combination)Blue to Blue = 50% Blue, 25% Splash, 25% Black Splash to Blue...

You definitely have a nice cockerel there.

Not really. They lay for many years but nothing like any of the commercial layers who burn out themselves before tehy are 2.5 years old. I have had bantam Cochins lay till 6 years old. Even in Bantam Cochins some varieties lay better than others. My Columbian and Buff Columbians lay over 100...

My Black Bantam Cochins lay a very light tan egg. Certainly not brown. Most of my eggs cochin eggs are quite light colored. Don't believe the books about the color of egg a Bantam Cochin will lay. It will not be white but certainly not what I think of as a brown egg

I have had them as late as 10 months old. My show Blacks lay later than my Columbians do. I am talking bantams. They also need enough light to stimulate laying.