Mille Cochin Info

[renegaderidgefarm]

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Yes, Nadine gets those from her MF cochin projects.

 

[wwmicasa1]

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Are you "sure" that it isn't from your Barred Cochin group? The reason I ask is that I have "exactly" the same coloring in my Black Barred split to Buff cochins crossed with my Buff Barred roo. I will get pics later today so that you can see. I've never had this color in any of my MFC. But then who knows what will crop up.

I just got my first "blue" chick from a MFC egg. Can't wait to see what happens with this little one.

Here are pics I took this morning of one of my little guys...I have "five" of them

As I mentioned before, the chicks were the result of my crossing Black Barred split to Buff hens with a Buff Barred roo.

 

[wwmicasa1]

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Gosh, I'm sooo far behind in answering these threads~!

I, too, have a hen like your dark one. She is beautiful even though she isn't the coloring we are trying to perfect. Looks like you have a good group & it's nice to have birds that aren't too closely related. I no longer have Sergio as he went to Nevada with a few of his girls. Mike (Bantyman) took Fernando & I hope he gets some lovely chicks.

 

[wwmicasa1]

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We have a little yellow chick from Lynne's eggs too. I hope it turns out to be a beautiful pullet like yours. It's only a week old so I have no idea what it is yet. Out of 12 babies this was the only yellow. The others were variations on chipmunk and black.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66241_little_yellow_001.jpg

Robin,

From what I can tell, your little "sleepy" sweetie looks like a pullet.

I do have my fingers crossed for you

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

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Are you "sure" that it isn't from your Barred Cochin group? The reason I ask is that I have "exactly" the same coloring in my Black Barred split to Buff cochins crossed with my Buff Barred roo. I will get pics later today so that you can see. I've never had this color in any of my MFC. But then who knows what will crop up.

I just got my first "blue" chick from a MFC egg. Can't wait to see what happens with this little one.

Here are pics I took this morning of one of my little guys...I have "five" of them

As I mentioned before, the chicks were the result of my crossing Black Barred split to Buff hens with a Buff Barred roo.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/18946_white_barred_cockerel_001.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/18946_white_barred_cockerel_002.jpg

he looks just like that, but i do not have the other color you use for the cross, plus the barred are outside in a separt house, and my MF's are in the barn, crossing would be hard. my cochin colors are barred (silkied), MF, 1 black mottled hen and 2 white roos

 

[1mommahen]

OK MFC experts, my girls will be 5 months old on 1/2/11. Will they start laying in the Winter or wait until warmer weather? These are my first bantams!

 

[slickchik]

They are kinda fickle when it comes down to the weather... but mine started laying around 6 months... and laid really well... until they all went broody (several weeks after they started laying)

 

[1mommahen]

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Thanks slick! It's pretty cold here in NJ. High of 34 or so predicted all week.

I know what you mean about the broodies! I have LF cochins and they're always broody! I can't wait to get Mille eggs! I have 6 pullets to 1 rooster and this is my first go at fertile eggs!

 

[mjgigax]

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My Mille Fleurs (and partridge pullets too) are just 6 mo. old and have just begun to lay. I was kind of suprized since it is December but I have 11 eggs so far!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

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Yes, Nadine gets those from her MF cochin projects.

Betsy is right, I have a bunch like that here. I have kept a few hens for breeding and am going to use those in my Calico project. The roos look just like their father roo, Wizard, that I got from Danny. Very typy so I don't worry about color/pattern right now and just breed my best types together that carry the MF genes.

I have a hen that looks just like that photo but here is her sister.

This is her as a baby.

This is her dad but her mom was a buff Columbian/MF hen.