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032812 001.jpg One of my old hens032812 002.jpg another of my hens032812 003.jpg A good pullet that is very fluffy.

Top bird is a 4 year old hen

Middle is a good hen

An extra fluffy pullet.

Craig

Bantam Cochins in Black, Birchen, Columbian and Buff Columbian. Now also have Sliver Penciled and Partridge. Working on a Silver Laced Project. Gold Laced project, and now a few White and White Frizzle.

 

Here's the link: for Cochin International:  www.cochinsint.com

 

another link:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-feather-anatomy-guide

 

lots of information to read:

http://www.backyard...


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Bantam Cochins in Black, Birchen, Columbian and Buff Columbian. Now also have Sliver Penciled and Partridge. Working on a Silver Laced Project. Gold Laced project, and now a few White and White Frizzle.

 

Here's the link: for Cochin International:  www.cochinsint.com

 

another link:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-feather-anatomy-guide

 

lots of information to read:

http://www.backyard...


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Craig, they are gorgeous!! I like the middle girl a lot.
 

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Originally Posted by Black Cochin Bantams View Post

032812 001.jpg One of my old hens032812 002.jpg another of my hens032812 003.jpg A good pullet that is very fluffy.

Top bird is a 4 year old hen

Middle is a good hen

An extra fluffy pullet.

Craig



 

NPIP# 31-422 Bantam Cochins - Blue/Black/Splash, Birchen.
It came to me that every time I lose a dog, they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of theirs. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."  - Cheryl Zuccaro

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NPIP# 31-422 Bantam Cochins - Blue/Black/Splash, Birchen.
It came to me that every time I lose a dog, they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of theirs. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."  - Cheryl Zuccaro

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post #9093 of 14759

Update on the chicks that arrived 2 weeks ago. I ordered 5 Bantam Blue Cochin's and got 6 but 1 died a couple of days after arrival.

None of them are Blue. They are Black with some white on their wing feathers, which I hear can be common in black chicks and goes away as they molt.

Please tell me if I am wrong, Here are some pics

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And here are some blue babies i got from a gal in Vancouver as a trade for some Mille Fluer D'Uccle cockerels. The darker one has blue in it's fluff just trying to figure out if it will actually have any blue when it feathers out. Color Suggestions?

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Sorry so pic heavy! I know I did not get blue Cochins from the hatchery. but how when i ordered blue did i end up with all black, the chick that passed was the darkest and had the blackest down. 

 

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Making an assessment from a picture is very difficult but from what I think I'm seeing I believe you have Blue chicks. There is such a wide range of color when breeding Blues that you can have chicks that look black but when they mature - sometimes after the first or second molt - they develop the very desirable Navy Blue color. A lot of folks like the light blue color, and it is pretty, but it is not what you try to breed for if you are an exhibitor.
As far as how you could end up with Black chicks when you ordered Blue, you are working with the Andalusian gene which produces Blue, Black and Splash. The only way that you can end up with 100% Blue chicks is to breed a Splash colored bird to a Black bird. Looking at the first pictures of your chicks where you are showing the white feathers, I suspect even more that they are Blue. That just looks more like the white I've seen on the Blues than on the Blacks.
 

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Update on the chicks that arrived 2 weeks ago. I ordered 5 Bantam Blue Cochin's and got 6 but 1 died a couple of days after arrival.

None of them are Blue. They are Black with some white on their wing feathers, which I hear can be common in black chicks and goes away as they molt.

Please tell me if I am wrong, Here are some pics

102_2247.JPG

102_2248.JPG

102_2249.JPG102_2239.JPG102_2240.JPG

102_2241.JPG

 

102_2242.JPG102_2243.JPG

And here are some blue babies i got from a gal in Vancouver as a trade for some Mille Fluer D'Uccle cockerels. The darker one has blue in it's fluff just trying to figure out if it will actually have any blue when it feathers out. Color Suggestions?

102_2253.JPG

102_2254.JPG

102_2258.JPG

102_2260.JPG

102_2261.JPG

 

Sorry so pic heavy! I know I did not get blue Cochins from the hatchery. but how when i ordered blue did i end up with all black, the chick that passed was the darkest and had the blackest down. 

 



 

NPIP# 31-422 Bantam Cochins - Blue/Black/Splash, Birchen.
It came to me that every time I lose a dog, they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of theirs. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."  - Cheryl Zuccaro

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NPIP# 31-422 Bantam Cochins - Blue/Black/Splash, Birchen.
It came to me that every time I lose a dog, they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of theirs. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."  - Cheryl Zuccaro

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post #9095 of 14759


Gorgeous!!!  All around WOW!  That pullet has a perfect comb.They are really super fluffy balls.

 

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032812 001.jpg One of my old hens032812 002.jpg another of my hens032812 003.jpg A good pullet that is very fluffy.

Top bird is a 4 year old hen

Middle is a good hen

An extra fluffy pullet.

Craig



 

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post #9096 of 14759

I am getting a better idea of what to look for.

 

I see, what it looks like in those chicks is that some do have some blue in their wings. I had some blues last year that were really dark, but when they were about 5 months I noticed they had changed to a lighter blue color. fl.gif so I suppose if you wait for them to go through their baby molts it may lighten up.  may :)

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Making an assessment from a picture is very difficult but from what I think I'm seeing I believe you have Blue chicks. There is such a wide range of color when breeding Blues that you can have chicks that look black but when they mature - sometimes after the first or second molt - they develop the very desirable Navy Blue color. A lot of folks like the light blue color, and it is pretty, but it is not what you try to breed for if you are an exhibitor.
As far as how you could end up with Black chicks when you ordered Blue, you are working with the Andalusian gene which produces Blue, Black and Splash. The only way that you can end up with 100% Blue chicks is to breed a Splash colored bird to a Black bird. Looking at the first pictures of your chicks where you are showing the white feathers, I suspect even more that they are Blue. That just looks more like the white I've seen on the Blues than on the Blacks.
 



 



Good information. Thank you! I have avoided the Andalusian blue because there are so many variables. I did get a Blue Mottled girl as part of a pair. I was buying the Black Mottled roo to improve type in my Mille Fleurs and she came with. She is just so pretty I can't resist.DSCN3859.JPG

This is a pic from December shortly after I got her. She has filled out even more since. I've got to get out to take some more pics!

Husband, 4 cats, 1 dog, LF Buff Cochins, Wheaten Ameraucanas, La Fleche, Bantam Cochins; Mottled, Buff, Partridge, Self-Blue project, Mille Fleur porject.

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Husband, 4 cats, 1 dog, LF Buff Cochins, Wheaten Ameraucanas, La Fleche, Bantam Cochins; Mottled, Buff, Partridge, Self-Blue project, Mille Fleur porject.

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Originally Posted by lilcrow View Post


Making an assessment from a picture is very difficult but from what I think I'm seeing I believe you have Blue chicks. There is such a wide range of color when breeding Blues that you can have chicks that look black but when they mature - sometimes after the first or second molt - they develop the very desirable Navy Blue color. A lot of folks like the light blue color, and it is pretty, but it is not what you try to breed for if you are an exhibitor.
As far as how you could end up with Black chicks when you ordered Blue, you are working with the Andalusian gene which produces Blue, Black and Splash. The only way that you can end up with 100% Blue chicks is to breed a Splash colored bird to a Black bird. Looking at the first pictures of your chicks where you are showing the white feathers, I suspect even more that they are Blue. That just looks more like the white I've seen on the Blues than on the Blacks.
 



 


The second set of pics after my comment are totally different chicks. only when i use the flash on my camera do the big chicks look like they are blue, i natural lighting they are completely black with the white tips! If in fact they do turn out to be a navy blue I would love it. But being these are hatchery chicks we will see how they turn out. 

 

 

post #9099 of 14759

This girl is a mess, you need to ship her to me. gig.giflove.gif
 

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Good information. Thank you! I have avoided the Andalusian blue because there are so many variables. I did get a Blue Mottled girl as part of a pair. I was buying the Black Mottled roo to improve type in my Mille Fleurs and she came with. She is just so pretty I can't resist.DSCN3859.JPG

This is a pic from December shortly after I got her. She has filled out even more since. I've got to get out to take some more pics!



 

"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans"

~ James Herriot

 

Home to Sebastopol geese in white and colors, Black and Lavender Orpingtons, Buff/Gold laced brahmas, BBS/mottled bantam cochins, Mille Fleur/Calico bantam cochins, smooth and frizzled Seramas, Butterscotch Call Ducks and a whole flock of laying hens. 

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"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans"

~ James Herriot

 

Home to Sebastopol geese in white and colors, Black and Lavender Orpingtons, Buff/Gold laced brahmas, BBS/mottled bantam cochins, Mille Fleur/Calico bantam cochins, smooth and frizzled Seramas, Butterscotch Call Ducks and a whole flock of laying hens. 

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post #9100 of 14759

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I finally found some standard Partridge Cochins! Just wondering how much you all think is a reasonable price to pay for hens that are over a year old? 


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