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    My hen is sick need some help

    Hi All, I Have a seven month old Partridge cochin I think is sick. I will try to make a short story so here we go. Ive owned her for a month and she seemed very healthy and active. Last week she started to sing the egg song one afternoon but no eggs. She lives in a playhouse style coop with...
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    Any Bantam Cochin Hens For Sale In Southern Maine/NH?

    Looking for a healthy Bantam Cochin Hen for a buddy for my little Bantam Cochin hen for a reasonable price. I have a healthy 6 month old Standard Partridge Cochin. Maybe a possible trade?
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    Building a new coop, questions?

    Hi all, Im goning to start building a new coop for my chickens( A Buff Orpington, two Partridge Cochins, a Light Brahma, and a Red Star) in the next couple of weeks. After looking at the many different coops on this site Ive settled on building a playhouse style coop. The footprint will be a...
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    Cochin Chick Feathering Question ?

    Hi All, Maybe some of you Cochin owners can help me. I just recieved my new chicks two weeks ago in the mail. I got two Buff Orpingtons, two Light Brahmas and two Partridge Cochins and one plain Partridge Chicken chick. All the chicks except the two Cochins seem to be feathering out pretty good...
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    Question About Rasing Chicks in the Fall

    Hello All, My Wife and I just ordered seven chicks from a hatchery. I have raised chicks before with great success. But now Im kinda doubting myself and heres why, Previously Ive gotten chicks in the spring and they had all summer to grow and get there bodies adjusted to the changing...
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    Little Black Bugs in My Coop

    Hi All, Went out to my coop to lock the girls in for the night and I noticed these little black specks scurrying around on the wall studs on in my coop. Checked my chickens and dont see any on them but will do a closer inspection tomorrow. At first I thought these were black mites, but they are...
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    Some Pests In My Coop, Black Mites?

    Hi All, Hope Im posting in the right form. The other day I went out to my coop to let my chickens out into their run and I noticed these little black specks scurrying up and down the studs in the coop and going into the cracks between boards. They look like those little red mites but are black...
  8. tractoraholic

    I need a second opinion?

    Hi All, Last weekend I bought a Black Bantam Cochin from a gentleman at a chicken swap and he said she was a hen. However Im not so sure about those waddles. Ive seen pictures of black bantam cochin hens with waddles like my cochin. Is it perticular to the breed? I would like a second opinion...
  9. tractoraholic

    Questions About a Black Bantam Cochin

    Hello Everyone, Hope I am posting in the right form. The other day I bought a Black Cochin to add to my small flock of a Buff Orpington and two Rhode Island Reds. When I bought the Cochin I was under the impression that it was reg size. Its 7-8 weeks old fully feathered and it just seems to be...
  10. tractoraholic

    Question about my cochins crop please help????

    Hello everyone, Ive been raising a small flock of chickens for 5 months now. Today I went to a local chicken sawp meet at Tractor Supply. I ended up buying a 8 week old black cochin. When I got her home today I examined her more thoroughly and noticed her crop seemed abit large, soft and...
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