ALABAMA!!

[huntinwidow]

Quote: Sorry, off line for a while. Cochins come in LF and bantam. Silkies are bantam only. But the bantam cochin and silkies are on the large end of bantam. I have never had silkies but I love Love LOVE my cochins. They have the absolute best personality.

 

[wflynt01]

Got my first egg today as well.

Mine are 18 weeks old and it was one of my leghorn hens. Can't wait until they are all laying. My little bantam cochin roos are chasing everyone around. Even chasing my Jersey Giants, now that is something to see. They will grab them by the feather and the Jersey Giants will take off running dragging the roo behind and the roo will be trying to apply its brakes to no avail.

It is hilarious.

 

[Tomtommom]

Got my first egg today as well.

Mine are 18 weeks old and it was one of my leghorn hens. Can't wait until they are all laying. My little bantam cochin roos are chasing everyone around. Even chasing my Jersey Giants, now that is something to see. They will grab them by the feather and the Jersey Giants will take off running dragging the roo behind and the roo will be trying to apply its brakes to no avail.

It is hilarious.

Roos are hilarious to begin with. They're so full of themselves.

Do you have pictures of your Jerseys? Mine is so small. Like a bantam Jersey

My girlies are chatting up a storm, doing some squatty stuff... I just KNOW there's eggs coming. Just hope they figure out where to put them. I tried showing the boxes to them, but they are not interested.

 

[cannoncoop]

We have some smooth and frizzle blk and blue polish chicks, oegb chicks, Millie fleur d'uccle chicks, and an EE rooster for sale. if interested please call 613-1033.

 

[chickadoodles]

Got my first egg today as well.

Mine are 18 weeks old and it was one of my leghorn hens. Can't wait until they are all laying. My little bantam cochin roos are chasing everyone around. Even chasing my Jersey Giants, now that is something to see. They will grab them by the feather and the Jersey Giants will take off running dragging the roo behind and the roo will be trying to apply its brakes to no avail.

It is hilarious.

Congrats on your first egg!

My birds are 18 wks and I am still waiting for my first egg!

I would love to see a pic of your little roo getting drug around by a JG! I laughed so hard while reading this!

 

[Orps]

Got my first egg today as well.

Mine are 18 weeks old and it was one of my leghorn hens. Can't wait until they are all laying. My little bantam cochin roos are chasing everyone around. Even chasing my Jersey Giants, now that is something to see. They will grab them by the feather and the Jersey Giants will take off running dragging the roo behind and the roo will be trying to apply its brakes to no avail.

It is hilarious.

Congrats on your first egg!

 

[chirpingcricket]

Congrats on your first egg!

Aww, that is such a neat experience, happiness delivered in an eggshell !!

 

[bbdal]

Chicken breed question... Our RIR hens are great. The roosters not so much, especially with a young child. Any suggestions on generally more docile breed roosters that would be fine to breed to the RIR once we get ready to have more chickies? I understand you can't trust any rooster around a child but I want to make sure if we are going to keep a rooster or two around that we choose a breed wisely. Also, I know you can't go by generalizations about breeds because our bantam cochins won't let you near them unlike what I have read others say about them.

 

[bbdal]

Also, we have never slaughtered a chicken. Any tips or directions? I have heard you have to let them rest after slaughtering. Is this necessary if you are going to cook right away? Thanks!

 

[Wisher1000]

Chicken breed question... Our RIR hens are great. The roosters not so much, especially with a young child. Any suggestions on generally more docile breed roosters that would be fine to breed to the RIR once we get ready to have more chickies? I understand you can't trust any rooster around a child but I want to make sure if we are going to keep a rooster or two around that we choose a breed wisely. Also, I know you can't go by generalizations about breeds because our bantam cochins won't let you near them unlike what I have read others say about them.

My best advice is to get a free rooster from someone that has an extra that has already proven himself safe around kids. I have had several and hated to see them go to freezer camp. I have also seen many roosters from various breeds that were as safe around kids as the hens are. It is more the personality of the roo than the breed. There are far too many nice roos out there to put up with one that is not kid safe and that will pass that on to it's offspring. Let me know if you want to replace him, I have plenty of extra roos.