How old is he? Which way are you thinking of going with him? cochin girlfriend? I might have a spare black one, carrying mottled. Have lots of blue and black chicks
I also have bantam english chocolate orpingtons, if you want to keep the orp blood. :D
Wow, i love her coloring. I have a serama with similar coloring. She's beautiful, thanks for posting more pics. :love
He's cool! I can see all those breeds in him. Neat mix!!
I want a smooth splash female!
I've now hatched 3 splashes, one was frizzled and these 2 have shown that they are boys. Still awfully pretty, but why oh why can't I get a splash female?! LOL
At 4 weeks, I still had hope.
Now 5 weeks
So cute!! Nice setup too. I've found that the girls like to spar too, when they are that young, so don't count them out yet.
For what my opinion is worth (probably less than 2 cents lol) I think the heat thing producing boys is an old wives tale. Might work in reptile eggs, but not in...
True! I crossed a few. About half had walnut combs, about half straight. Most did have dark skin, but very few had 5 toes.
How are your babies doing Dawn?
Yes, there are blue and lavender. Blues are part of the blue/black/splash pool. There are multiple ways to achieve blue. This chart might help.
Lavender is totally different. Lavenders must have 2 copies of the lavender gene to look lavender. They can carry one copy and still pass it on...
Had a decent hatch of my cochins last weekend. Shipped seramas not so great. But look at these cuties! Sold all but 2 of the cochins. Many looked to be frizzles. Now I have 8 more in one incubator on day 10, and 10 more in another incubator on day 2. :weee
Ah, I see. I'd love to know how well it does for you. I've seen them, but not seen many reviews on them.
You can also pick up a hygrometer fairly cheaply. I would even suggest another thermometer too, because units can be off from the factory. Calibrated/verified meters can save lots of...