Sounds like you had really crappy Cochins (in terms of eggs) - please do not base your views of the breed off this 🤣 I do have to ask if you had bantams or LF, as I only have experience with LF. Mine lay 5-6 eggs a week for most of the year (excluding molt) and keep themselves clean despite the...
And I’m totally biased as I have Cochins, a silkie, Marans, Wheaten Ameraucanas and Faverolles all living together in harmony in my flock. They make for great allies 😉
Sure, why not ally with the leghorns to increase our overall egg production! Cochins, silkies, and leghorns it is - what a motley crew. We do need an EE in there for colour though.
I also want to say here that it feels like EVERYONE in the Maritimes wants or has Orpingtons, and in comparison relatively few have Cochins. I love underdogs - ‘nuff said 🤣
I’m heading to bed, but tomorrow I’ll have to dig up a photo of my perfect little project lavender Cochin (with Orpington...
On season ours our laying an average of six eggs a week (including three second year Cochins). I seriously have more eggs than I can deal with. And only one Cochin hen has gone broody more than once a season. Of course with molt and the shorter days, they have slowed down, but they’ll start...
Apples and oranges guys 🤣 I’m hands down a LF Cochin girl, but ours lay quite well compare to some I have heard of and have the absolute nicest personalities. I have some project lavender Cochins that are almost more like a cross between Cochins and the Orpingtons and I see the draw, but I’ll...