TheCluckyClucker's flock thread

[The Kooky Kiwi]

I want to breed Nugget, my golden laced Sebright, to Soldier or Little Big Shot, my Black Cochin Bantam roosters. I am hoping to get a chicken with Cochin body and Sebright lacing.I know there are Golden Laced Cochins bit I was wondering if I could basically make one. I want to keep feathered feet, but blue legs are fine. It would have a single comb as the Sebright has a single even though she is not supposed to. If you want more pictures I can get some. I will probably hatch next spring, so that is when this would take place.
Nugget the Golden Laced Sebright:
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Soldier the Black Cochin Bantam:
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Little Big Shot the Black Cochin Bantam:
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This is EXACTLY the project I did - except instead of aiming for laced cochin, I aimed for going back to sebright qualities

I'm about five generations in - here are some pictures to show my progression:

Rusty - Generation two



Honk and Grumpy - Generation Three



Sable - Generation Four



The Galaxies - Generation Five!
These are my most recent babies growing on. They are missing a couple of the lacing genes so have lacing but it's not correct and doesn't cover all the body. BUT .. I have consistently chosen for extra melanisers and I find the combination of variable lacing and heavy black quite pretty. Because the lacing is not full, variable, each bird is unique which I like too. In addition, these girls have the gold dilute gene, so are Citroen in colour (not the regular gold).



A Generation Four Hen - Pekin Type
This is an example of one of the project hens that has thrown more to the pekin type.
This is an example of what you could get if you are actively trying to go with cochin type.
She has the single comb, blue legs, no leg feathers on this girl but only because I was selecting against it, and of course the lovely partial lacing. A pretty lady!!

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

This is EXACTLY the project I did - except instead of aiming for laced cochin, I aimed for going back to sebright qualities

I'm about five generations in - here are some pictures to show my progression:

Rusty - Generation two

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Honk and Grumpy - Generation Three

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Sable - Generation Four

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The Galaxies - Generation Five!
These are my most recent babies growing on. They are missing a couple of the lacing genes so have lacing but it's not correct and doesn't cover all the body. BUT .. I have consistently chosen for extra melanisers and I find the combination of variable lacing and heavy black quite pretty. Because the lacing is not full, variable, each bird is unique which I like too. In addition, these girls have the gold dilute gene, so are Citroen in colour (not the regular gold).

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A Generation Four Hen - Pekin Type
This is an example of one of the project hens that has thrown more to the pekin type.
This is an example of what you could get if you are actively trying to go with cochin type.
She has the single comb, blue legs, no leg feathers on this girl but only because I was selecting against it, and of course the lovely partial lacing. A pretty lady!!
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Yes! The last one is exactly what I am hoping for with feathered feet! I will update here if I do it. You have pretty birds!

 

[6BeachChicks]

It seems like a decent coop! But you know how small the roost is. My biggest complaint is that my latches are rusty.

Yeah. We replaced the roost. We just use it for egg laying and hanging out now.

 

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~Hi~

 

[The Kooky Kiwi]

Yes! The last one is exactly what I am hoping for with feathered feet! I will update here if I do it. You have pretty birds!

Well I can tell you it's not a difficult project - it just takes time and the ability to be firm about only keeping one or two birds to continue the breeding program with the next year.
I've had some serious issues at times, making that choice, because you regularly come to love the birds you raise, and in my case it's usually the ones least suitable for the breeding program that I have the most attachment too (GAH!).

For the ones I cannot reasonably keep for the breeding program I make sure they find lovely family homes here locally

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

Paw gave me this this afternoon. My great grandma passed away last year and they are still cleaning out her house. He said he found this. I mentioned that I am Catholic and my family has been for a GOOD while. He said this was a matchbox that she probably carried with her so if there was a holy candle that needed lit, she had matches. I have a collection of things that are from family members that have passed. They mean a lot.

Sorry for getting off topic. Here is my tax:

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Paw gave me this this afternoon. My great grandma passed away last year and they are still cleaning out her house. He said he found this. I mentioned that I am Catholic and my family has been for a GOOD while. He said this was a matchbox that she probably carried with her so if there was a holy candle that needed lit, she had matches. I have a collection of things that are from family members that have passed. They mean a lot.
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Sorry for getting off topic. Here is my tax:
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Chipmunk looks like he is trying to ”show off”

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

Chipmunk looks like he is trying to ”show off”

As always. He literally walks around shuffles at his ladies, shuffles at you, crows, struts around, crows again, and again, and again, then sttuts some more. He thinks he is so big when compared to Soldier is tiny. He is scared of people though. I think if you were to have him in a walk in coop, he would run every time. He is so scared that if you pick him up he literally shakes.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

As always. He literally walks around shuffles at his ladies, shuffles at you, crows, struts around, crows again, and again, and again, then sttuts some more. He thinks he is so big when compared to Soldier is tiny. He is scared of people though. I think if you were to have him in a walk in coop, he would run every time. He is so scared that if you pick him up he literally shakes.

My rooster is kind of the same. He is getting “tamer”, but is still very scared of you if you go “in his space”. That is about 4 feet away from him. I would love to pet him, (especially that fluffy hair), but I can’t. I did manage to touch his ”hair” 2 days ago, but when he was asleep.

See: Fluffy hair. You just HAVE to touch it at least once!

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

My rooster is kind of the same. He is getting “tamer”, but is still very scared of you if you go “in his space”. That is about 4 feet away from him. I would love to pet him, (especially that fluffy hair), but I can’t. I did manage to touch his ”hair” 2 days ago, but when he was asleep.

See: Fluffy hair. You just HAVE to touch it at least once!

He is adorable! I pick Chipmunk up sometimes just so I can look at him and do a health check since I am not with them all the time. I suppose after a while he kinda calms down because he will start crowing while you are holding him. It freaked me out the first time, cause I was holding him, petting that long tail, and uhh-uhh-ugh-ugh-aaaaaaaaa! I was like woah. Did you really just crow while I am holding you, really? Loudmouth!