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Based upon feathering, looks like 2 cockerels and 2 pullets, (one blue cockerel, one splash cockerel). RE: Vulture hocks. At 3 weeks I'd say it's too early to tell. The hocks are one of the first places that Cochins start to feather out. I'd be more concerned at this point about what...

The blue birds in those photos are pullets, although the one in the back that you are asking about isn't a Cochin. It doesn't have any feathers on its legs.

Good feather mass for a chick that age. Pretty consistent with what you'd expect a pullet to look like at that age. I'd like to see lacing, but Blue is a tough color to get the lacing correct with. Some of the varieties are slow feathering and can be very misleading as to their future...

Blues: If they have red in the hackles like a couple of your cockerels are showing, they aren't Blues. There's something else in there. A couple of the pullets appear to have decent lacing, but they all seem to lack feather mass which should be evident even on chicks that age. The Dark feet...

Quote: Howdy Rudy! Happy New Year! I don't do anything differently for the Cochins really, but I have to keep an eye on the mediterranean males to make sure their combs don't get frost bite. Keeping the litter as dry as possible is the best thing no matter what the breed. Good circulation...

Quote: First, I'll say it's tough to evaluate from photos. That said. The females are better than the male. From the photo, it looks like the male may have off colored shanks. Even from the distance in the photo (bottom photo of him by himself) you should be able to see yellow shanks/feet...

Quote: Some of the varieties are very slow feathering, making them more susceptible to picking in a group environment. Sometimes crowding is a cause, sometimes stress from heat, or mixing of different breeds as some are more active than others. Some strains are more prone to picking than...

Quote: Anyone, Anyone......??? 8-12 weeks...

Quote: Standardized varieties are: black blue white buff partridge gold laced silver laced barred brown Non-standardized varieties that I know of are: lemon blue brown red red columbian mottled I didn't have my Standard of Perfection handy so I may have missed one or two but I think this is...

Quote: This is what I recommend. First, however, it's important to state a couple things up front. If you are going to do this to improve your Partridge Cochins, it will produce a bunch of culls. More importantly if you are going to do it, you need to use the absolute best typed Blacks that...

Quote: This is what I recommend. First, however, it's important to state a couple things up front. If you are going to do this to improve your Partridge Cochins, it will produce a bunch of culls. More importantly if you are going to do it, you need to use the absolute best typed Blacks that...

Quote: Haven't tried that cross, not sure of the partridge genetic makeup, I do believe they carry a extended black gene and a dark brown gene not sure what else or what the out come of a black x partridge cross would be. I have too many irons in the fire to try another cross right now. If...