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post #461 of 1137
11/9/11 at 11:36am

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Thanks Blue.  Anyone out there who has done this successfully?

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post #462 of 1137
11/9/11 at 12:10pm

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311171332.jpg

Blue, this cockerel is beautiful. I LOVE his coloring!!!!

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post #463 of 1137
11/9/11 at 12:32pm

I thought I would post some new pics of my babies. They're a little over 6 months old now. I keep wondering if they'll ever lay an egg for me. Guess I still have a while to wait though...
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151330.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151237.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151147.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151015.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122244.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122116.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311121822.jpg

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post #464 of 1137
11/9/11 at 12:34pm
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Originally Posted by howfunkyisurchicken 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311171332.jpg

Blue, this cockerel is beautiful. I LOVE his coloring!!!!


Thanks! smile I like his looks, too, but I'm not sure he'll be one of my keepers. I plan on keeping the light buff one just because I like him the best tongue. Of the 3 lemon blue-ish ones, I'm still trying to decide which I think would be the best choice; I have a darker blue one that I like, but has has a lot more of the buff coloring than the other 2. I also have one that looks very similar to the one in the picture, but he doesn't have solid blue foot feathers, but a buff/blue combo. The one in the pic is a little ornery; I've had to bop him on the head several times for biting. hmm

I see you're in Central VA! I wonder how far away you are from me. Don't suppose you're looking for a new roo, howfunkyisyourchicken? lol

Ooh, I love your black cochins! The buff and splash are nice, too! I have a couple black pullets; I hope they turn out as nice as yours.


Edited by Blue - 11/9/11 at 12:38pm
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post #465 of 1137
11/9/11 at 1:55pm
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Originally Posted by howfunkyisurchicken 

I thought I would post some new pics of my babies. They're a little over 6 months old now. I keep wondering if they'll ever lay an egg for me. Guess I still have a while to wait though...
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151330.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151237.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151147.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151015.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122244.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122116.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311121822.jpg


Pretty sure that last one won't lay you any eggs... smilelol

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Standard Partridge and SP, and GL Wyandottes, Red Dorkings and

Bearded White Polish, Mookee and Clean-Leg Ice Pigeons, and Peafowl
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Triangle Acres Poultry -- Rudy Troxel
Standard Partridge and SP, and GL Wyandottes, Red Dorkings and

Bearded White Polish, Mookee and Clean-Leg Ice Pigeons, and Peafowl
No minichickens here! Only real chickens! 

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post #466 of 1137
11/9/11 at 1:57pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BBrock 

This is my lemon blue project pullet. And her dad lemon blue roo. His color is hard to see the molt done a deed on him

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/98821_cochin20lemon2.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/98821_lemon20roo5.jpg


Your hen looks similar in color to the 3 closest birds I have to lemon blue; all 3 are cockerels. I have 5 cockerels, but the other 2 are more buff (1 light and 1 dark) with blue accents. None of my hens look lemon blue: 2 black, 1 blue, and 1 brown-red (she may not be a true brown-red, but that's the closest color she matches).

Here are a few of mine, plus a wyandotte.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311171400.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311172604.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311171332.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311171512.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311172333.jpg

@rtroxel, mine don't seem to have what I'd consider very hard feathering, so hopefully that's a good sign. Then again, I'm not an expert, and I'm not sure if feather quality is apparent in the pics I posted.

I may email you come spring about eggs. That'll give me time to see if I can work out space for some. I have some extra cockerels that will be getting rehomed soon, and I may end up selling a few pullets, so fl. You really do have gorgeous partridges. love


I guess they look soft enough, but they aren't fluffy. They don't fluff up enough. Does that kind of make sense? They are still fluffy, just not as fluffy as the best Cochins. Neither do my Partridge.

Triangle Acres Poultry -- Rudy Troxel
Standard Partridge and SP, and GL Wyandottes, Red Dorkings and

Bearded White Polish, Mookee and Clean-Leg Ice Pigeons, and Peafowl
No minichickens here! Only real chickens! 

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Triangle Acres Poultry -- Rudy Troxel
Standard Partridge and SP, and GL Wyandottes, Red Dorkings and

Bearded White Polish, Mookee and Clean-Leg Ice Pigeons, and Peafowl
No minichickens here! Only real chickens! 

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post #467 of 1137
11/10/11 at 5:38am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue 
Quote:
Originally Posted by howfunkyisurchicken 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311171332.jpg

Blue, this cockerel is beautiful. I LOVE his coloring!!!!


Thanks! smile I like his looks, too, but I'm not sure he'll be one of my keepers. I plan on keeping the light buff one just because I like him the best tongue. Of the 3 lemon blue-ish ones, I'm still trying to decide which I think would be the best choice; I have a darker blue one that I like, but has has a lot more of the buff coloring than the other 2. I also have one that looks very similar to the one in the picture, but he doesn't have solid blue foot feathers, but a buff/blue combo. The one in the pic is a little ornery; I've had to bop him on the head several times for biting. hmm

I see you're in Central VA! I wonder how far away you are from me. Don't suppose you're looking for a new roo, howfunkyisyourchicken? lol

Ooh, I love your black cochins! The buff and splash are nice, too! I have a couple black pullets; I hope they turn out as nice as yours.


I am just outside Charlottesville, in Greene County. I would be more than happy to take that pretty boy off your hands if you're looking to send him to a good home. You can PM me if you'd like........I really love the looks of those lemon blues lol
Thanks for the compliments! I find I have a hard time picking favorites with my Cochins, I love them all love I'm sure your blacks will be just beautiful. I'm really very pleased with mine, especially since I ordered them from McMurray.

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post #468 of 1137
11/10/11 at 5:40am
Quote:
Originally Posted by rtroxel 
Quote:
Originally Posted by howfunkyisurchicken 

I thought I would post some new pics of my babies. They're a little over 6 months old now. I keep wondering if they'll ever lay an egg for me. Guess I still have a while to wait though...
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151330.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151237.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151147.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151015.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122244.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122116.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311121822.jpg


Pretty sure that last one won't lay you any eggs... smilelol


Haha- no, I don't suppose he would. That's my big baby, Mr. Crispy lau

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post #469 of 1137
11/10/11 at 5:48am
Quote:
Originally Posted by howfunkyisurchicken 

I thought I would post some new pics of my babies. They're a little over 6 months old now. I keep wondering if they'll ever lay an egg for me. Guess I still have a while to wait though...
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151330.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151237.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151147.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110811151015.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122244.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311122116.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/86165_110311121822.jpg


I'm definately no expert and have little experience with LF Cochins but I think they are slow to mature so they won't start laying for a while.
I have one beautiful Buff girl that is my flock Mama and incubator. Wish I could figure out some room for some more. I just love their "puzzled" look with those heavy brows.


Edited by mjgigax - 11/10/11 at 5:53am

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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post #470 of 1137
11/10/11 at 7:26am
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Originally Posted by rtroxel 

I guess they look soft enough, but they aren't fluffy. They don't fluff up enough. Does that kind of make sense? They are still fluffy, just not as fluffy as the best Cochins. Neither do my Partridge.


That makes sense. In your experience, does it ever improve with age? My birds are 13 weeks old, so I'm hoping they still have a lot of filling out to do.

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