Silkied Cochin Bantams

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Silkied Cochin Bantams

This page specifically has my beloved silkied Cochin bantams on it, starting with my breeding groups and ending with retired breeders, culls that I kept in my mixed layer flock, and any oddballs that I've hatched and kept in the mixed flock as well.

Blue, Black, Splash

My goal is to breed these birds toward the standard for smooth bantam Cochins, along with attempting to select for lighter Blues as silkied feathering tends to make Blue look quite dark, sometimes indistinguishable from Black at first glance. I am hoping to see improvement as I select for the very best in my breeding flocks.

A history of my breeding flocks year by year is located on this page.



Pen 1: The Green coop / 'Flower Girls'

Splash male over Black hens (some possibly dark Blue)


Buck

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Name: Buck
Nickname(s): Bucky boy, Buck-o
Sex: Male
Variety: Splash
Crow: Cock-A-doodle-oo - higher-pitched and sort of fast-paced, just like his father's crow
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023




Calla

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Name: Calla
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023



Clover

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Name: Clover
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Black (possibly dark Blue?)
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023




Delphine

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Name: Delphine
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Black (possibly dark Blue?)
Egg: Small, pale tan
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023



Holly

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Name: Holly
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Black (possibly dark Blue?)
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023



Lavender

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Name: Lavender
Nickname(s): Lav
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: Work in progress
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023




Thistle

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Name: Thistle
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Black (possibly dark Blue?)
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with faint white speckles
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023





Pen 2: The Red coop / The Corner Coop

Black male over Black and Blue females


Bella

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Name: Bellachix
Nickname(s): Bella
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: Small and pale tan
Origin: Gopher Hill Farms in Georgia
Hatch Date: May 26, 2021




Duckling

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Name: Duckling
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale tan with white speckles
Origin: Hatched from my flock (Gus x Ottilie or Inara)
Hatch Year: 2023



Gus III

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Name: Gus III
Nickname(s): Gus
Sex: Male
Variety: Black
Crow: Cock-A-Doodle - higher-pitched, last syllable drawn out a bit and sometimes with a trill in the middle
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023



Priscilla

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Name: Priscilla
Nickname(s): Prissy
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale tan, almost looks tinted white
Origin: Hatched from my flock (Gus x Ottilie or Inara)
Hatch Year: 2023






Pen 3: The Blue Coop

Blue male over Blue, Black, and Splash females


Georgia

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Name: Georgia
Nickname(s): Georgie
Sex: Female
Variety: Splash
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with heavy white speckling
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023





Inara

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Name: Inara
Nickname(s): Nara
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with super-fine white speckles
Origin: Gopher Hill Farms in Georgia
Hatch Date: June 9, 2022




Judy

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Name: Judy
Nickname(s): Judy Booty
Sex: Female
Variety: Splash
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with white speckles
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023




Maisie

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Name: Maisie
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with white speckles
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023




Margot

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Name: Margot
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with white speckles
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023





Morena

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Name: Morena
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with white speckles
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023





Wyatt

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Name: Wyatt
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Male
Variety: Blue
Crow: Cock-A-doodle-oo - higher-pitched, sort of fast-paced
Origin: Gopher Hill Farms in Georgia
Hatch Date: June 9, 2022




Zoe

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Name: Zoe
Nickname(s): Zo
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with white speckles
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023






Extra Males

Backups just in case I lose a breeder male. I have a soft spot for my boys, so often there are more than just a few extras here.


Birch

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Name: Birch
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Male
Variety: Splash
Crow: Cock-a-DEE-DO-oo - higher-pitched, somewhat choked at the end
Origin: Blue coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023



Pete

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Name: Pete
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Male
Variety: Black
Crow: Cock-A-DOO-doo - higher-pitched
Origin: Gopher Hill Farms in Georgia
Hatch Date: May 26, 2021
Note: Pete was my breeding male for the corner coop pen in 2023.





Retired Breeders and Pet Flock Culls

These birds didn't make the cut for the breeding pens, but were kept in my mixed pet flock because I liked them individually or they hold sentimental value to me.


Coco

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Name: Ms. Coconut
Nickname(s): Coco
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: Small and pale tan
Origin: Gopher Hill Farms in Georgia
Hatch Date: May 27, 2021





Ivy

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Name: Ivy
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: None yet!
Origin: Red coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023





Juniper

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Name: Juniper
Nickname(s): Juni, June Bug, Juni Bee
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: Small and pale tan, a little lumpy
Origin: Gopher Hill Farms in Georgia
Hatch Date: May 26, 2021





Nora

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Name: Nora
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan with white speckles
Origin: Red coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Year: 2023
Note: Nora sustained an injury to the left side of her head in early February of 2024. She has healed well, but signs of her injury still remain.




Ottilie

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Name: Ottilie
Nickname(s): Otter, Ottie
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan, usually slightly narrow and with fine white speckling
Origin: Gopher Hill Farms in Georgia
Hatch Date: June 9, 2022




Phoebe

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Name: Phoebe
Nickname(s): Phoebs, Feeb
Sex: Female
Variety: Black (possibly dark Blue?)
Egg: Small, pale pinkish-tan
Origin: Green coop 2023 hatch
Hatch Date: July 25, 2023




Trixie

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Name: Trixie
Nickname(s): Trix
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: none yet
Origin: Hatched from my flock (Pete x Harley)
Hatch Date: April 17, 2022





Red

I am no longer breeding Reds, but these are the remainder of them that now reside in my mixed pet flock.

Donna

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Name: Donna
Nickname(s): none
Sex: Female
Variety: Red
Egg: Small and tan
Origin: Bought from a breeder in Chicago
Hatch Date: May 12, 2016




Rowena

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Name: Rowena
Nickname(s): Row, Sassy Pants
Sex: Female
Variety: Red
Egg: Small and tan
Origin: Hatched from my flock (Roscoe x Donna)
Hatch Date: January 5, 2017




Roxanne

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Name: Roxanne
Nickname(s): Roxy, Rox
Sex: Female
Variety: Red
Egg: Small and tan
Origin: Hatched from my flock (Roscoe x Donna)
Hatch Date: May 12, 2018




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