Cochin Thread!!! - Page 913

The feet are very cute, but that head on expression is precious. It is just too cute Stephanie.
 

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Originally Posted by Funky Feathers 

How's this for foot feathering?

 

 

 

We found our only mature cochin pullet dead in a nest box today.  She was laying belly up without a mark on  her.  All I can figure is that she broke her neck when she flew in.  She had been acting broody the last several days.    I have 14 of her babies growing, 7boys, 7 girls, and the daddy roo.  I felt like the pullet had better type than the roo, he is to upright and not round enough in my opinion.  So I don't think I really want to put him over his own daughters because I could lose type.  I don't know what to do!   

This is my roo, and the pullet I found dead today.  Her babies aren't three months old yet, I don't know how they will turn out yet. 

Any thought from the experienced breeders?  These are my daughter's 4H project, and I am her project leader.  Where do we go from here?

I don't supposed any one has any partridge bantam eggs, chicks, or decent culls they would want to sell?  

Thanks for any help and advice.  

I am sorry for your loss

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Originally Posted by just2rosey 

We found our only mature cochin pullet dead in a nest box today.  She was laying belly up without a mark on  her.  All I can figure is that she broke her neck when she flew in.  She had been acting broody the last several days.    I have 14 of her babies growing, 7boys, 7 girls, and the daddy roo.  I felt like the pullet had better type than the roo, he is to upright and not round enough in my opinion.  So I don't think I really want to put him over his own daughters because I could lose type.  I don't know what to do!   

 

This is my roo, and the pullet I found dead today.  Her babies aren't three months old yet, I don't know how they will turn out yet. 

 

Any thought from the experienced breeders?  These are my daughter's 4H project, and I am her project leader.  Where do we go from here?

 

 

 

 

I don't supposed any one has any partridge bantam eggs, chicks, or decent culls they would want to sell?  

Thanks for any help and advice.  

So sorry, she was beautiful.

I know that LF are extra slow at developing and you will have allot of time to look them over and ponder what to do.

I'm sorry for your loss, she was really pretty.

Here are my brand new additions 4 cochins and a mille fleur de'uccle. Shipped eggs said I had 2 reds, a white and a silver laced or blue/black mottled. I thought all white cochins had yellow chicks but none are solid yellow?? Hmmm

Lisa, that's a shame. It's so difficult when your numbers are limited like that. She was a lovely hen and I agree with you about not crossing the pullet chicks back on their dad, his type is not as good as your hen, unless maybe he was molting in this picture. As you know, I've worked really hard to put together the flock I have and I do have two very nice roos from Jamie Matts. This winter has been really hard on me and I'm facing back surgery sometime in the next 2 or 3 months. I've been debating about cutting back on the number of varieties that I have and I'm thinking of letting the Partridge go. You can let me know if this is something you might me interested in.

 

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Originally Posted by just2rosey 

We found our only mature cochin pullet dead in a nest box today.  She was laying belly up without a mark on  her.  All I can figure is that she broke her neck when she flew in.  She had been acting broody the last several days.    I have 14 of her babies growing, 7boys, 7 girls, and the daddy roo.  I felt like the pullet had better type than the roo, he is to upright and not round enough in my opinion.  So I don't think I really want to put him over his own daughters because I could lose type.  I don't know what to do!   

 

This is my roo, and the pullet I found dead today.  Her babies aren't three months old yet, I don't know how they will turn out yet. 

 

Any thought from the experienced breeders?  These are my daughter's 4H project, and I am her project leader.  Where do we go from here?

 

 

 

 

I don't supposed any one has any partridge bantam eggs, chicks, or decent culls they would want to sell?  

Thanks for any help and advice.  

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Originally Posted by LilQtBear 

So has anyone ever heard of a bearded cochin??
So I bought mille fluer hatching eggs then one of my own eggs from our cross cochin. I have one little hen that looks just like my other two pure cochins except she's got the toes of a silkie....which all the "pure mille fluer" cochin eggs I bought had those silkie toes too...and funky bed head on couple of roo's....I've seen silkie cochin crosses before but usually not so cochin looking and usually have feathers on head that are messy....this little girl looks very cochin but has this perfect beard...ever heard of this??
I would post picture but I can't figure it out from my phone
I think its super cute..

I am sorry to say they are just mixed breed birds then. Cochins do not have beards nor 5 toes. I have crossed my Silkies with my Cochins in the past to get birds to work with in my Sizzle and Frizzle pens but that is just what they were....crossed or mixed.

I hope that the person that sold you the Mille Fleur eggs told you they were crossed or perhaps forgot to tell you they were d'Uccle instead of Cochin. That breed does have muffs and a beard and feathered legs.

Are you sure they were sold as Cochin eggs? And not just Mille Fleur?

Some people get confused on thinking that MF is a breed, not a color/pattern.

I just realized the 'tag' at the bottom of your posts doesn't list Partridge, but you show some on your website.  Did you sell all your Partridge stock?  (Oops!  'took another look and they are shown under Buff Columbian?)   I don't know how you breeders choose which colors/patterns to work on - they are all beautiful.  I love all the talk about the colors - I learn so much. 

As one who doesn't understand all the color genetics, what would be the difference between a Calico ( ) and a buff mottled?  The breeding behind it? 

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Originally Posted by wildwoodcochins 

having a hard time posting with our new IPad, sigh.... I love the blue mottled hen, she's just beautiful

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Originally Posted by Elinor's chicks 

I just realized the 'tag' at the bottom of your posts doesn't list Partridge, but you show some on your website.  Did you sell all your Partridge stock?  (Oops!  'took another look and they are shown under Buff Columbian?)   I don't know how you breeders choose which colors/patterns to work on - they are all beautiful.  I love all the talk about the colors - I learn so much. 

 

As one who doesn't understand all the color genetics, what would be the difference between a Calico ( ) and a buff mottled?  The breeding behind it? 

 

 

 

Hi Deb~ No, I don't have any Partridge just the Buff Columbians. When I saw the Buff Columbians, I fell in love with them. I was offered a pair with some blues I bought a few years ago and scooped them up pretty fast. I was also fortunate enough to get a few hens by asking here on this thread. Then, last year I found a gorgeous roo from Msbear. I am watching a few of his offspring grow up right now to determine their quality before I move forward.

The difference between a Calico and a Buff Mottled...I'm not sure anyone is working on any Buff Mottled Project, I have never seen any. The Calico is basically a Mille Fleur Cochin with extreme amounts of white. The Calico will still have small amounts of black feathers where a buff mottled would have no black at all~
 

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Originally Posted by Elinor's chicks 

I just realized the 'tag' at the bottom of your posts doesn't list Partridge, but you show some on your website.  Did you sell all your Partridge stock?  (Oops!  'took another look and they are shown under Buff Columbian?)   I don't know how you breeders choose which colors/patterns to work on - they are all beautiful.  I love all the talk about the colors - I learn so much. 

As one who doesn't understand all the color genetics, what would be the difference between a Calico ( ) and a buff mottled?  The breeding behind it? 

if i remember from my reading, calico is the same genetically as the mille fleur, just not marked quite right. a buff mottled doesn't have any black in her, like the calico/mille should. the buff mottled is simply mottled on a solid buff base.  you can have mottled on any solid color base I think (even white, but why bother?)  the calico/mille uses the buff columbian to bring in the buff and black markings to add to the white of the mottled. the hard part would be breeding for those that spread the mottling and black markings over all the feathers evenly I think?  I prefer the calico myself but partly because i still don't understand what a mille is really SUPPOSED to be marked like. LOL  I've seen a bunch that i think are close to ideal but don't know if there even is an ideal, or just a general overall impression. (as to color, not type)