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    Not Quite a Cochin...

    She is more than double the size of my full-grown White Leghorns, and is a pullet (hasn't laid yet) so under 6 months old, I imagine. She was an auction purchase, so not 100% sure of how old. Her legs are bigger around than my thumb, and she's heavy! I also read that maybe she could be a...
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    Howdy Y'all, from Northern VA

    Hi guys! I am so excited to finally be a chicken-owner! A little about me: I live in Northern VA, about an hour west of DC on 12 acres. I grew up on an ostrich farm in Southern California (BIG chickens, lol!). I work full-time, and I also run a small farm business on the side. I'm hoping...
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    Not Quite a Cochin...

    That's what I was figuring. She's young, beautiful, sweet, and will start laying soon, so doesn't matter much to me whether she's a Cochin/Orpington/mix, just thought it would be nice to know! Maybe I need to find a nice big Buff Orp rooster and have some pretty little (big?!) babies!
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    Not Quite a Cochin...

    I purchased two pullets at a poultry auction that look somewhere between Buff Cochin and Buff Orpington. They were sold as Cochins, but I thought Cochins have feathered feet? They ARE very big birds with tons of feathers, much bigger and fluffier than any Orpington I've had... maybe a cross...
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