Hello, new to the forum and joined mostly to ask a question here! I picked up an unwanted bantam cochin rooster last fall as a 6 month old, and kept him around as a mascot. When searching for his color I realized about a month ago he was a Mille Fleur. I thought it would be fun to add this as a breeding project to my farm but haven't a clue where to start. Any specific pages in the last 600 someone could recommend, or possibly a website? He's a viable roo, with silkie cross babies hatched now, but I want to find cochin hens for him. I was thinking buff or red as I might could find some locally, or would mottled be better, his brother was mottled I think? I can't order hatching eggs right this moment, and would like to find him some girlfriends. I'm having trouble finding genetic info on this color strain, the only solid info I found was using buff columbian hens, which I would have to order as well. Oh and I have no idea on his background, the people I got him from I think got him with some purebred chicks from a backyard cochin breeder, so random diamond in the rough?
Thanks for any help, here's a photo of him, Squeaky.
I have 3 chicks!!!!!!! Hatched by Pearl; 3/4 Mille fleur, 1/4 Mottled. She is very pretty but not close to a Mille fleur color. She has some of the best type I've raised so I bred her to my roo Karl. One chick is very white like she was. Another has a peach blush on yellow. That is a lot like what Karl's down was. The other chick, not in the picture, is a light chipmunk with a little grey.
Some of my Mille's from this weekend's hatch. I'm always amazed at the various colors they hatch out. What do you all make of the purely yellow chick. Kind of odd, especially since Dad is Mottled and the various hens he's with are pretty dark too.
Ready for the next "peppermint" movie!
Loved the video
Oh No!, You have had some tough losses this year!
I can send it to you via PM as the recipe would probably not do well to be publicly broadcasted on here.
that would work, thanks
