Calico Cochin Thread

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3/13/12 at 8:59am

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New pictures~ Babies are starting to bloom

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Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

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Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

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3/13/12 at 9:05am

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This is a young cockrel from a different bloodline, hoping to add a little coloring to mine, he's filling out very nicely~

Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

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Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

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3/13/12 at 1:53pm

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Beautiful babies Wildwood cochins!!!

Hi all, I have been lurking on several of the cochin threads for a while and thought I would finally just introduce myself! I have mille fleur/calico cochins, splash cochins and just got two black cockerels to add to my splash with the intention of making blue to cross back to improve color and type in my splash. I am hoping for some blue mottled as both boys are split. And then, maybe, I could breed a couple typey mottled to the mille fleurs to get a split to breed back in type to the mille/calicos. I have a pair of mille fleur birds from Lynne (who I really hope sees this since these kiddos were just 5 months old when she shipped them to me) and a pair of calicos. I am planning on getting some breeding pens built this spring to start hatching some babies.

Sarge aka "the boss" (he keeps all the other cochin cockerels in line at all times)

Autumn

Autumn's favorite place to lay her egg

Aslan

Addison

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

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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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3/13/12 at 4:17pm

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Originally Posted by JosieChick

Beautiful babies Wildwood cochins!!!

Hi all, I have been lurking on several of the cochin threads for a while and thought I would finally just introduce myself! I have mille fleur/calico cochins, splash cochins and just got two black cockerels to add to my splash with the intention of making blue to cross back to improve color and type in my splash. I am hoping for some blue mottled as both boys are split. And then, maybe, I could breed a couple typey mottled to the mille fleurs to get a split to breed back in type to the mille/calicos. I have a pair of mille fleur birds from Lynne (who I really hope sees this since these kiddos were just 5 months old when she shipped them to me) and a pair of calicos. I am planning on getting some breeding pens built this spring to start hatching some babies.

Sarge aka "the boss" (he keeps all the other cochin cockerels in line at all times)

Autumn

Autumn's favorite place to lay her egg

Aslan

Addison

Great to see updated pics. Sounds like Sarge is doing his job~! I love your Calico pair. Your roo is a beauty.Nice type on his girlfriend.

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Lynne: Wingshadows Hacienda, Warner Springs CA
Mille Fleur & Buff Barred Bantam Cochins, MF, Blue & Black Mottled D'Uccle, Lemon Blue LF Cochins
www.localharvest.org/listing.jsp?id=11467
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3/13/12 at 5:00pm

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Love everyone's birds.

I got an incubator. Actually my Chicken friend/neighbor bought it for me for helping him with his birds. It is a home-made Sportsman-style cabinet. It is holding steady at 99.5* and I have 38 eggs in it now.

My most valuable eggs go across the street to his 2 Sportsman and experience.

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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3/13/12 at 5:28pm

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Hey Twyla, pretty calico's. How old are the Cochin's with the wrong eye color? My mottled juveniles don't hatch out with the correct eye color. They do eventually change into it. Just a thought.

Charlie

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3/13/12 at 7:06pm

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Thanks Lynne!! The calico hen's poor cushion has been taking a beating this spring. I have this black cockerel in that pen right now who needs to move out, he is a bit rough on the ladies.

"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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3/13/12 at 7:56pm

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Hey Twyla, pretty calico's. How old are the Cochin's with the wrong eye color? My mottled juveniles don't hatch out with the correct eye color. They do eventually change into it. Just a thought.

Charlie

While taking pictures today I noticed that eye color has changed quite a bit, you could be on to something, hatching out with a lighter eye color and darkening as they get older~

Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

Photo Bucket~ Wildwood Cochins http://s1098.photobucket.c...

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Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

Photo Bucket~ Wildwood Cochins http://s1098.photobucket.c...

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3/13/12 at 7:58pm

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Love everyone's birds.

I got an incubator. Actually my Chicken friend/neighbor bought it for me for helping him with his birds. It is a home-made Sportsman-style cabinet. It is holding steady at 99.5* and I have 38 eggs in it now.

My most valuable eggs go across the street to his 2 Sportsman and experience.

I wish I had a neighbor like that! I'm going to attempt to build my own incubator, I'm tired of losing batches of eggs in my old styrofoam ones.

Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

Photo Bucket~ Wildwood Cochins http://s1098.photobucket.c...

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Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

Photo Bucket~ Wildwood Cochins http://s1098.photobucket.c...

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3/13/12 at 7:59pm

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Originally Posted by JosieChick

Beautiful babies Wildwood cochins!!!

Hi all, I have been lurking on several of the cochin threads for a while and thought I would finally just introduce myself! I have mille fleur/calico cochins, splash cochins and just got two black cockerels to add to my splash with the intention of making blue to cross back to improve color and type in my splash. I am hoping for some blue mottled as both boys are split. And then, maybe, I could breed a couple typey mottled to the mille fleurs to get a split to breed back in type to the mille/calicos. I have a pair of mille fleur birds from Lynne (who I really hope sees this since these kiddos were just 5 months old when she shipped them to me) and a pair of calicos. I am planning on getting some breeding pens built this spring to start hatching some babies.

Sarge aka "the boss" (he keeps all the other cochin cockerels in line at all times)

Autumn

Autumn's favorite place to lay her egg

Aslan

Addison

Beautiful birds~ I especially love Aslan~

Wildwood Cochins~ www.wildwoodaviary.com Brown Red, Mille Fleur, Calico & Mottled. Ramsey, Indiana

Calico Cochin Thread! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/571812/calico-cochin-thread

Breeders Directory~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446055/2012-cochin-breeders-directory

Cochins International~ http://www.cochinsint.com/

Photo Bucket~ Wildwood Cochins http://s1098.photobucket.c...

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