Bantam Blue Cochin in San Jose, California

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My father-in-law moved here from Calabria, Italy in 1959. It used to be part of little Italy. He’s 85 now and we lost my mother-in-law about 4 years ago. We used to live in El Dorado Hills but, had to move here to help him out. He’s super stubborn and wouldn’t move up with us. We had a lot more space up there and it was a bit more rural. I‘m a transplant from Maryland. My husband is an only child and grew up here in SJ. It’s been tough adjusting to the city with 4 teenagers and a menagerie of pets but, we’re getting used to it. Eventually we’d like to get back to country living. We shop at the Tractor Supply out there in Gilroy and I’ve thought it might be nice to move that way at some point. :love
 
We picked up the D’Uccle from Concord feed in Pleasant Hill and I think they get their chicks from a hatchery in New Mexico. I can’t remember the name of it at the moment though.
 
We also have a Mille Fleur D’Uccle cockerel and two Silkies that are still a mystery as to their sex. One I’m 90% sure is a cockerel. Not so sure about the other though. We’ve certainly learned our lesson about straight run chicks. If both Silkies turn out to be male, we ended up with 8/10 boys.:idunno😆
 
casportpony said:
So what all are you looking to re-home?
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We have the Bantam Blue Cochin and the Self Blue D’Uccle that are most in need of rehoming. They both are crowing and are currently wearing No Crow collars. It helps but, I wish they didn’t have to wear them. :hitThen I have my favorite, a Mille Fleur D’Uccle. He is in with our only pullet, Sephora, the hatchmate to the Bantam Blue Cochin along with a white Silkie. She’s a frizzle and why I incorrectly thought the male straight feather carried a recessive for frizzling. 😆 The Mille only just started crowing and isn’t very loud. I’m reluctant to separate him from his little group just yet. He is such a sweetheart! The white Silkie I’m almost positive is a cockerel. Then we have a blue Silkie that I’m on the fence about as far as the sex. Neither Silkie is crowing yet. It probably would help the most if the Blue Cochin and Self Blue D’Uccle found new homes first since the Mille still has a new/weak crow and the Silkies haven’t started yet. It‘s probably just a matter of time though.:th
 
casportpony said:
I can take them. 😁
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Just thought I’d give an update on our cockerels. The last two that we were hoping to re home, a white and a blue Silkie, turned out to be hens! They both started laying.:celebrate:love The only for sure hen, a Blue frizzled bantam Cochin, now has two Silkie sisters!:) I guess our odds with the straight run chicks were way better than I thought.
 

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