Cochin Thread!!!

[bit o poultry19]

Thank you. Can you tell me how you can tell the difference?

I'm looking at the saddle and hackle feathers, also he has a lot of comb for a 3 month old

 

[Marthab1953]

So I purchased my Mary Poopins at a feed store as a cochin pullet. Her comb is huge though! She's always the first everywhere, I guess I just want to ease my mind a little bit. Can anyone sex her for me? BTW, she's 3 months old.

I likewise think it looks like a boy!

 

[KiwiPomegranate]

I likewise think it looks like a boy!

Typically, you can tell by their feathering the primaries, secondaries, and tail. If they look like sickles(male tail feathers) (s)he is a Cockerel. If they are rounded at the end especially for the tail and not drooping (s)he is a Pullet, but I do agree looks more like a Cockerel. I have a black Cochin Hen and she has a much smaller comb like the hen in the picture below.

Cock: Hen:

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[KiwiPomegranate]

I guess the hen picture didn't show

 

[cabinchicky]

Pics are not loading on most threads today by phone. Been discussed every where.

 

[sassy1637]

Here is my girl Lacey! She's a doll.

She's officially a year old today! I'm hoping she goes broody soon, because I would love to have some babies in the yard!

(Don't mind Roscoe, my EE roo, photobombing in the background!

 

[KiwiPomegranate]

Beautiful!

I had a Silver Laced chick this year, but she didn't make it sadly.

 

[bit o poultry19]

I'd love to have some Silver laced or Golden laced Cochins on my ranch!! Sadly it seems almost IMPOSSIBLE to find any!

 

[BeachBumBiddies]

There is a gentleman near me that sells Silver Laced Cochin hatching eggs on ebay. He's in Astor FL. Very nice birds. I think he sells chicks as well. I forget the name of his place. He's on ebay though. I was going to buy some from him for a SL project I have in mind but sadly I have no more room for projects. lol

 

[Shadow920]

Looks like a roo to me

me too but he's handsome. i want a buff roo.