vulture hocks are unwanted in cochins, a soft hock is fine in a cochin. the soft hock adds to the appearance of a cochin, being round and close to the ground.
I have been raising cochins and brahmas for around 50 years, you have nothing to worry about yet. You should be able to tell in about 4 or 5 months.if they have vulture hocks. If in doubt post pictures when they get older.
BGMatt, Crossing black & white you will get either color with less problems breeding back to respective colors. Breed white & partridge together & it will take years to completely get the white out of partridge if you ever do. The white will also make the redish brown turn light brown to straw...
I AGREE THAT YOUR BEST BREEDERS ARE NOT SHOW BIRDS. FOR EXAMPLE IN BUFF OR LIGHT BRAHMAS. TO GET YOUR SHOW BIRDS, YOUR FEMALES SHOULD CARRY SOME BLACK IN THE SADDLE FEATHERS TO KEEP GOOD COLOR IN THE SADDLES OF YOUR MALES. MALES THAT ARE NOT AS STRONG IN THE BLACK STRIP ON THE SADDLE WILL BREED...
BRAHMARAMA-UK, MY FAMILY HAS HAD THE 3 ORIGINAL BRAHMA COLORS, DARK,LIGHT, & BUFF FOR OVER 100 YEARS. I REMEMBER MY GREAT GRANDFATHER TALKING ABOUT SHIPPING BRAHMA CHICKS, HATCHING EGGS &ADULT BIRDS ALL OVER THE WORLD. HE SHIPPED A FEW THOUSAND IN OVER 40 YEARS HE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. SO...
YOU ALSO ASKED TO DEFINE BREED TRUE. THIS IS WHEN EACH COLOR ONLY BREEDS IT'S OWN COLOR. NO LIGHTS BEING THROWN BY BUFFS OR ANY VARIATIONS THERE OF & NO BUFFS BEING THROWN BY THE LIGHTS OR ANY VARIATIONS THERE OF. BRADY J.
CLARE, NOTHING, I WOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO SHOW ANY OF THE BUFF PULLETS.THEY FINISHED OUT BETTER THAN MY PURE BUFF BRAHMAS. I ONLY CROSSED THEM BECAUSE I HAD NO LIGHT BRAHMA MALE FOR MY LIGHT BRAHMA HENS. I BRED THOSE BUFF PULLETS LAST FALL IN OCTOBER. THE EGGS HATCHED FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER. I GOT...
I CROSSED A LIGHT BRAHMA BANTAM HEN WITH A BUFF BRAHMA BANTAM ROOSTER LAST SPRING. I HATCHED 10 OUT OF THAT CROSS. 8 WERE PULLETS ALL BEAUTIFUL BUFFS. THE 2 COCKERELS ARE LIGHT BRAHMA WITH A SLIGHT BRASSY CAST TO THEM & A VERY FEW BUFF FEATHERS IN THEM. I DID THIS VERY SAME TYPE OF CROSS OVER 30...
SAMANTHA P, I AM NOT SET UP FOR SHIPPING CHICKS. I DO SELL & SHIP HATCHING EGGS. I WILL HAVE PARTRIDGE & GOLDEN LACED COCHIN EGGS, MARCH THRU JUNE. EGGS ARE $40.00 PER DOZ. POSTAGE INCLUDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST BRADY
LOTS OF FOWL, WHAT TYPES OF ASIATICS DO YOU HAVE OTHER THAN LF PARTRIDGE COCHINS? I AM LOOKING FOR LF BUFF,LIGHT & DARK BRAHMA & LIGHT BRAHMA BANTAM. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE WE COULD MAKE A TRADE. BRADY
LOTS OF FOWL, GUY JOHNSON & RUDY TROXEL ARE THE BLOOD LINES. I AM LOCATED IN MT. CARMEL IL. ABOUT 3 1/2 TO 4 HOUR DRIVE FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU. LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME I ADDED NEW BLOOD IN MY LF PARTRIDGE COCHINS IN 40 YEARS. WHAT I HAVE RAISED ARE NICE BIRDS. THANK YOU FOR THE INTEREST IN MY...