Cochin Thread!!! - Page 844

When you say blue, are you talking about the kind that is linked with splash, or the kind that has darker hackles and I see listed as blue in shows?  Or, are they the same?  My feeling is that the kids will be best off if what they start with in parents will pretty much show up in offspring--so black parents=black offspring, etc.  Is that not the case in blue?  What about mottled?  I'm sure they can branch out later, but I think keeping it simple at first will be a better plan.  Sorry to have so many questions!  Btw, I've gone over to Cochin international and looked around.  My, they have some beautiful birds!  I think I'm getting a better eye for what a cochin is supposed to look like in a general way, but there are finer points about it's feet, eyes, etc that I can't seem to keep stuffed in my brain.   Well, I suppose we'll learn.

When you say blue, are you talking about the kind that is linked with splash, or the kind that has darker hackles and I see listed as blue in shows?  Or, are they the same?  My feeling is that the kids will be best off if what they start with in parents will pretty much show up in offspring--so black parents=black offspring, etc.  Is that not the case in blue?  What about mottled?  I'm sure they can branch out later, but I think keeping it simple at first will be a better plan.  Sorry to have so many questions!  Btw, I've gone over to Cochin international and looked around.  My, they have some beautiful birds!  I think I'm getting a better eye for what a cochin is supposed to look like in a general way, but there are finer points about it's feet, eyes, etc that I can't seem to keep stuffed in my brain.   Well, I suppose we'll learn.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Ree 

Just remember, Splash is not an accepted variety and can only receive BV or RV and nothing more. But if you do choose to go with Blue you need to breed in Splash to get the good Blue color that is desired, as well as Black.

 

~Casey

That's very interesting. How do you get Partridge color? Can you only get it from PartridgeXPartridge? What about the Gold Laced and Silver Laced, how do you get those?

Hmm that sucks. Partridge is my favorite but I can't for the life of me find them anywhere! I have a few right now and a few chicks that are the offspring of these but besides that I just can't find them.

Thanks for clearing it up. So, which is the most dominant color for Cochins?

He looks more like he's blinking. thats what their eylids look like.

Okay, so blue in cochines behaves the same as with silkie--don't know why I thought is was different, but I did.  So, blue is out as well then--at least for the start up color.  What about mottled?  Does motledxmotled just pruduce motled?  I know we'll have to work on type, etc., I'm just trying to simplify one portion of the equation!

So, if you'll forgive me for asking one more question...what do you think of these birds?  I got them from a local guy who was selling off all his bantams.  He was advertizing them as show quality, but even I can see the hens tail is too stiff and neither of them look like the birds I see on here.  What do you think--are they breedable?  Or just pet quality?

Don't mind the weird color of the roos eye--that's just the camera.  His eye color is the same as the hens, and they are both a shiny black.