Cochin Thread!!! - Page 1067

I have birds still in various stages of development, but I can now tell that some of them are going to shape up very nicely. The oldest were hatched 3-26(6) and the cockerels still dont have all the cushion in, and the others were hathed 4-7(6) and 4-30(28), and they are still just now filling out decently, and the frizzles I have noticed are really starting to get width to their feathering. I have over 20 smooth cockerels, and plan to keep only 3, and I still want to wait on some of them that have caught my eye recently to fill out more. I dont want to get rid of a bird and find out later it was better than anything I dcided to keep.

~Casey

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Originally Posted by tiki244 

Thanks Craig three-four months eh? I have 2/3 boys and they are getting kinda rough on the girls.   I guess I better set up a divider in their pen because I diont think the girls can take it for 2 more months. 

I cull males harder and earlier than females because I only keep 1 male for every 3 females.

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Originally Posted by tkay6205 

I just wanted to thank everyone for their kind words on my blues. I am very excited about them. As I said I have several nice babies in the grow out pen and hoping to continue working on them. I just love blue chickens, especially my fluffy butted cochins

Thank you for posting their pics! Seeing birds like yours make me love cochins even more - if that was possible.

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Originally Posted by Black Cochin Bantams 

I posted a response to this  yesterday. I was surprised and disappointed more people did not comment. I would love to know what others think as I think I take this too seriously sometimes. My response yesterday was based on opinion and have since gathered number that pretty well back up my original post. I used the points list from Cochin International Master Breeders that had been earned before December of last year to gather the information. I will give the variety and the approximate number of people who have earned points. I only did Bantams. LF need more breeders in all varieties.

 

Black- over 110   people have earned points

White- about 80

Blue- over 60

Buff- about 40

Mottled-35

Splash-20

Black Frizzle-20

White Frizzle-16

Barred-15

Birchen-13

Brown Red-11

Columbian-11

Partridge-11

Blue Frizzle-8

Gold Laced-5  

Silver Penciled-5

Red-4

Silver Laced-3

Lemon blue- ZERO

Black tailed Red- ZERO

Buff Columbian- ZERO

 

 

Your thoughts?

Wow! only 11 Partridge? I would like to work on them in a couple of years or so. I don't have room to work on them now but can't seem to part with the quad I have and they are not SQ. I know they require double breeding and I am only a novice but some day.........

I have a couple buff columbians and blue buff columbians, also gold laced but I don't think it's enough to show for points. I do plan on attending the ON in the fall
 

i just bough this guy. He was really cheap and i couldnt pass it up. Is he a good quality cochin bantam?

 he has some, but very little gold leakage on his neck. Im going to breed him to my black cochin bantam

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Originally Posted by Coopa Cabana 

Guess I'll chime in here as well.  To me, he doesn't appear to be pure Cochin, so no telling where the coloring comes from.

 How about Dark Brahma?

Thank you, Coopa.

Your answers are very helpful and appreciated. The site you listed looks especially good-I cant wait to have some time to sit and read on it. I am planning to purchase Sigrid Van Dort's book because it has come highly recommended by a number of people and since I am truly a visual person I think the photos will be great(I know the cost is up there so I am budgeting for it). Does anyone here have any other suggestions on some good genetic sites or books that I can read? I am glad to know that I am not the only one that has problems with the chicken calculator.

Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by chicken fever 

I would say dusty with yellow showing. They r yellow on the bottom of feet. I will post pics later today.

Then I think you just have to let them grow out as you describe leg color for Black Cochins.