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post #8871 of 14492
3/17/12 at 10:19pm

Chick Crazy Charlie they are adorable adorable!!!!! So cute!  How old are they?

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post #8872 of 14492
3/17/12 at 11:25pm

As of today, I now have 48 eggs set to hatch. I have 18 under 2 hens, 9 each, and they have been set for a week. I just took 2 1/2 dz to a friends to hatch since I have no bator. I mentioned that the birds I hatched and raised last Fall had started laying, that was an understatement. I found their hidden nest with 7 eggs in there, and since then I have been getting 5-6 eggs a day. I have 8 pullets/hens and of those 2 are broody, one lays every so often and I have the 5 pullets from last year who each lay every day. I gathered those 2 dz eggs just from last Thursday till day yesterday. And today I found 4 eggs and 3 were gathered this morning, so one of then laid yesterday after I collected them all. Now I just hope to have a good hatch. I have also found a small flock of very nice Red's that I will be getting in the next couple weeks, so I hope to have that project aff the ground by this Fall as well.

 

~Casey

~When I count my blessings, I always make sure and count each chicken twice.~

 

Buff & White Cochin Bantams; frizzle/smooth

Project Black Tailed Red; frizzle/smooth

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~When I count my blessings, I always make sure and count each chicken twice.~

 

Buff & White Cochin Bantams; frizzle/smooth

Project Black Tailed Red; frizzle/smooth

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post #8873 of 14492
3/18/12 at 6:56am
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  I'm learning all sorts of stuff on here! :)

 

 

She is very pretty Lady Chickadee :)



Thank you!

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post #8874 of 14492
3/18/12 at 7:11am

I just brought this sweet little girl home and have named her Buttercup.  Her Cochin daddy is named Butterscotch, so it seemed to fit.  And she is the sweetest thing I have ever seen! love.gif

 

Sadly, though, she won't stay by herself in her new little pen we built just for her (she's too young to go into general population and too big to go with the chicks), sooooo...chicken math being what it is, I'm going back today to get her sister!  wee.gif

 

Buttercup (about 3.5-4 mos old)

 

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Hubby calls it my menagerie.  I just call it home.  Could be a lot worse.  I used to list all my various birds, critters, and dogs here, but the list is changing too fast now!  Let's just say I have Ameraucanas, EE, Light Brahmas, bantam buff Cochins, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, and Nigerian Dwarf goats. Oh, and can't forget my three beautiful Labradors, Eli, Gage, and Conner.

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Hubby calls it my menagerie.  I just call it home.  Could be a lot worse.  I used to list all my various birds, critters, and dogs here, but the list is changing too fast now!  Let's just say I have Ameraucanas, EE, Light Brahmas, bantam buff Cochins, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, and Nigerian Dwarf goats. Oh, and can't forget my three beautiful Labradors, Eli, Gage, and Conner.

http://www.sandc...

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post #8875 of 14492
3/18/12 at 8:03am
She is very pretty. Of course she can't stay by herself! My hubby has already learned that chapter in the math book very well. big_smile.png
Jules/Julie - Cowgirl turned Crazy Chicken Corraller. Broody Mama. Keeper of horses, cattle, dogs & cats + 1 great hubby. Plus waaay too many birds.
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Jules/Julie - Cowgirl turned Crazy Chicken Corraller. Broody Mama. Keeper of horses, cattle, dogs & cats + 1 great hubby. Plus waaay too many birds.
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post #8876 of 14492
3/18/12 at 8:23am

OK, Doris isn't a Cochin, but she still needs your vote!  We can't let the Dung Beetle win.

 

And if you don't want to vote, be sure to at least watch the auditions . . . they are hysterical!  lau.gif

 

www.frontierairlines.com/animals

 

 

 

 

~Gail~ My 2003 Mid-Life Crisis:  My small backyard flock of Bantams:  Coopa Cabana Cochins!  In 2013, my focus will be to continue working to improve my Golden Laced Bantam Cochins - the Midas Project!
Got Cochins?  Want Cochins?  Check out the 2012 Cochin Breeders Directory!
NPIP #84-111.  Member ABA; Cochins International; Rocky Mountain Feather Fanciers.

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~Gail~ My 2003 Mid-Life Crisis:  My small backyard flock of Bantams:  Coopa Cabana Cochins!  In 2013, my focus will be to continue working to improve my Golden Laced Bantam Cochins - the Midas Project!
Got Cochins?  Want Cochins?  Check out the 2012 Cochin Breeders Directory!
NPIP #84-111.  Member ABA; Cochins International; Rocky Mountain Feather Fanciers.

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post #8877 of 14492
3/18/12 at 8:59am

So Mr. Ree......will you be bringing any of these chicks to Frankfort on April 7 for the swap?  Even if I can't get red (yet) I'm still looking for a couple of smooth pullets for my micro-urban farm.    


Edited by Elinor's chicks - 3/18/12 at 9:13am
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post #8878 of 14492
3/18/12 at 9:03am
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  I'm learning all sorts of stuff on here! :)

 

 

She is very pretty Lady Chickadee :)


I've seen that photo, but I don't think it's a Cochin.  I had good success feather sexing my bantam Orpingtons, but my understanding is not all breeds can be feather-sexed.  Anyone know if Cochins can be for sure?

 

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post #8879 of 14492
3/18/12 at 9:08am
Here, I found this yesterday. It's pictures of feather sexing older cochins I think these are cochins anyway

http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=26745.0

My chicken coop is now inhabited by chickens!

 

RIP June the chicken 4/23/13

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My chicken coop is now inhabited by chickens!

 

RIP June the chicken 4/23/13

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post #8880 of 14492
3/18/12 at 2:27pm

Hey y'all!

I'm really curious to get some feedback on his overall quality.  What do you think?

 

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Hey folks!

 

I have an adorable and sweet little 5-mo-old silver-laced bantam roo.  He was hatched from eggs I got from LuckyPickens, and hand-raised in my bedroom.  :D  His name is Roquefort ("Rocky" for short).

 

 

Thanks,

~Gypsylion~

 

Prince Rocky

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Take everything I say with a nice healthy dose of smoked salt.  It is the internet, after all. smile.png
Bantam cochins, d'Uccles, silkies, EEs, and some wonderful mixes. 
Doing my part to spread the poultry love as the Chickeness of Somerville through my chicken concierge business, Yardbirds Backyard Chickens.  Here's me in the news on NPR, the Somerville Patch, and Animal Planet's "Pets 101", and...

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