I thought these were Peking Chochins but the pics Iv seen the white did not line the entire edge of the feathers, these do...? Any ideas?

[Mommakity]

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They look like birchens

 

[Painted Calls]

They are a pair of black Birchen bantam Cochins.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They're pretty though

 

[Gray Farms]

Birchen Cochins

 

[renk777]

One looks like a definite cockerel. Any pics of them at around 3 or 4 weeks? I have 3 bantam cochin chicks that others told me were black but one just looked different to me which is why I grabbed her. In the bin lighting, I was hoping for blue but when I got her home, she was definitely a version of black. But white foot feathers and wing tips gave me hope she might be mottled or birchen. Since she def did not look like a mottled chick due to the extent of dark down (except for one lone photo online from a hatchery), I've been leaning towards birchen...with a teensy hope of mottled. Her ear fuzzies never went totally black and stayed white with broken black centers so despite all the black feathers coming in, I still examine her daily for white feathers on neck and elsewhere. Can't shake the gut feeling that she's birchen or mottled. Tonight, I saw the first white feathers emerging on her neck but they are bright white. Too early to tell if they are white tipped or totally white. I've never seen a birchen or mottled chick so hoping maybe you have photos to help me determine what my little Marley is <3 Are the white feathers on your birchens' necks totally white or white tipped? I believe mottleds have white tips so that might give me my answer when Marley's feathers emerge all the way. TY!!!!