Articles by Coopa Cabana

Boise Idaho Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 6 or 12 per acre. Big Sky Neighborhood allows 12 per half acre. Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions none City/Organization Contact name City of Boise Planning and...

Boulder Colorado Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 50/acre multifamily & Suburban residential lots Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions Yes City/Organization Contact name [email protected]; City of...

Buffalo New York Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 5 Roosters Allowed No Permit Required Yes Coop Restrictions At least 20ft from any door or window of a dwelling other than applicant's dwelling-Please see comment section for other...

Blue Laced Red (Bantam) Cochins - My Coopa Cabana Project (Click on any photo to enlarge it.) Midas F1 BLR Chicks ChaCha My very first F1 generation BLR chicks (Midas x ChaCha) hatched 5/26/10. And there are more in the incubator right now! I...

Welcome to My Coopa Cabana Home Page! (Click on any image to enlarge.) Cochin Chores Cochin Cornucopia Cochin Sunshine After having a 'chicken/rooster' motif in my kitchen for a few years, I visited the "LIVE" poultry exhibit at the National Western Stock Show in...

Blue Bantam Cochins (Click on the smaller thumbnail photos to enlarge.) This is Bella Blue, my first Blue Cochin! She was a pullet in 2009, so now, in Spring of 2010, she's just coming on 2 years of age. Bella has the absolute sweetest disposition, and I think she's just beautiful! Many Thanx...

Blue Splash Cochins (Click on any photo to enlarge it.) I acquired my pair of Blue Splash Bantam Cochins in 2009. They are so mild-mannered, and such a joy! Many thanx to Carol and Frank Sanders of C & F Bantams in Missouri. The juvenille picture in the center 1st row is the Sanders pic from...

Columbian Bantam Cochins (Click on any image to enlarge it.) Lucy and Ethel were my first Cochins, and my love of the breed continues to grow every day. I got them in 2006 from Steve of Maplewind Poultry in Ohio. In the fall of 2009, I added a pair, Ozzie and Harriet, that I got from Ken...

I've learned so much here on BYC - it's a fantastic resource tool for all your poultry needs. Member contributions are what make BYC so great - and these are some of my favorite forums, threads and posts: My ABC's of BYC (or BYC ~ A to Z): From Auctions and Araucanas and Artificial...

Started in 2011, our BYC Cochin Breeder Directory continues in 2012! We've listed all the recognized ABA/APA Recognized Varieties, as well as "Project" colors. If you are breeding and will have stock available, please feel free to join in! Just add a post with the Varieties you will have...

Golden Laced Bantam Cochins (Click on any photo to enlarge it.) With many Thanx to Master Breeder Bernita Miller, I am pleased to present Midas and Marigold, my first Golden Laced Cochins! They will both play integral roles in the Coopa Cabana Cochin breeding projects. Stay tuned...

Mille Fleur Cochins - My Coopa Cabana Project (Just click on any photo to enlarge it.) With many Thanx to my BYC friends, I caught the highly contagious MFC bug in 2009! My first 2 pullets, Nutmeg and Ginger, came from Lynne in California. Shortly thereafter, my first cockerel, Paprika (aka...

Roanoke City Virginia Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 10 in Non-Ag property <20,000 sq ft; 40 in Ag property Roosters Allowed Yes Permit Required No Coop Restrictions All poultry shall be kept in securely and suitably fenced areas, and...

Cochin Golden Laced Bantams Created by Coopa Cabana Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed: Golden Laced is an ABA Standardized Plumage, and the Color Variety is recognized and accepted for Bantam Cochins. Just like all other Bantam Cochins, they have just the sweetest...

Cochin Blue and Splash Bantams Created by Coopa Cabana Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed: "Blue" Bantam Cochins are "Andalusion" Blues. The Andalusion Blue gene (Bl) is different from the Self-Blue, or Lavender (lav) gene. Andalusion Blue has very thin, black lacing that...