I would appreciate any suggestions for how to reintroduce our Cochin hen. I separated her from our flock of 30 hens and 4 roosters a couple months ago when I noticed she had lost a lot of feathers and had started sleeping on the ground below the roosting bars. Took her to the vet who said her...
My 1 yo rooster has been acting sick lately so I decided to pick him up and noticed a bump on his back close to the wing area. It’s a black bump and somehow has a feather or two growing on it? He sleeps on the roosts if that helps. I’m leaning towards it being a tumor because I’ve had some...
Our flock
Emily our gray bantom cochin and Isbe were currently tied between a few breeds.
Rizo our black sex link
And finally, truffles. Our black hedemora roo
Rizo loves food and follows isbe around everywhere, but can be a bit of a bully (mostly to Isbe)
Isbe is a gentle giant, the...
Ok, I'm a chicken genetics novice. But I need your experienced eyes and minds to help solve this riddle.
A black silkie rooster mates with a white cochin hen . They have a chick that is a 50/50 silkie/cochin mix.
The black silkie mates with both mother and daughter hens.
Two similar sized eggs...
so my Cochin bantam hen went broody on some eggs of hers and the onmy rooster i have is a sumatra does anybody have an idea or pictures of how they’ll turn out to look like? Im curious and anxious about the outcome im sure they’ll be funny looking chickens, let me know.
Hi all, My name is Zissura Akadata Suraatmaja, male, from Indonesia.
I have a pair of Light Brahma only and seriously thinking about breeding; I would love breed Brahma and Cochin.
It is nice to be here, thank you very much for having me.
Best regards,
Yukie
Hey all! I was curious if a Cochin hen and a brahma hen can happily live with silkies?
I just don’t want the little silkies getting hurt ( e.g stepped on) thx in advance
Hi everyone. I'm new to this but I've discovered it's quite addictive!!! I've just had my first hatch, unfortunately only one hatched of 6. So we purchased another pekin / cochin chick from a local breeder to keep each other company. At the moment they are 5 and 8 days old. When would I be able...
I have a Cochin Bantam Cockerel that I can no longer keep. He is very tame and healthy. He is a year old and I bought him along with some hens in a nusery [Magnolia Bird Farm].