BANTAM COCHINS CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheTwoRoos]

same cockerel as the first pic.


Here are my cochins,unsure of what colors they are.

 

[WVduckchick]

I have four 11 week old chickens 3 are bantam Cochin/ silkie mixes, one a sebright/ bantam Cochin mix and one silkie. 2 pullets and 2 cockerels. I really should only keep one cockerel since we live in a neighborhood but Im having a hard time deciding to rehome him. I'm for sure going to get another pullet, probably a silkie so mine has a friend. I'd like to keep my four and add a 5th just not sure if I have the space in my coop. My coop is pretty tiny only 40"x 40" but they all sleep huddled together in a corner or one of the 3 nesting boxes. The run is 3.5'x12' and then we fenced in a 21'x18' area that I let them roam in for a few hours a day when I'm home. Do you think since they are all small breeds 5 will to too many in the small coop? Advice please!

I have a similar small coop that I use to grow out babies. With your additional run, 5 bantams should be fine in there!

same cockerel as the first pic. Here are my cochins,unsure of what colors they are.

Pretty!

 

[DIYgirl]

Hi, Riverside - are you in Riverside, Lackawanna County?

 

[WVduckchick]

Had a pretty good hatch this weekend! (couple of seramas too)

 

[speckledhen]

Hey, all. I used to have a lavender Cochin bantam hen who passed away at 4 1/2, not sure why. I currently have a black rooster who is showing signs of possible heart failure and I believe he's only 3 years old. He's never lived with bantams, keeps the big girls in his group in line, been a wonderful little Munchkin Dictator.

But, I've never seen anyone with an older bantam Cochin rooster, though, admittedly, I don't frequent bantam discussions. Anyone here have an older one? I hate to lose our Xander, such a good little guy he's been.


Shadow, being warmed up on a very cold day.

 

[WVduckchick]

@speckledhen so sorry about your babies. My oldest are just almost 2 years old, so I have no idea how long they normally live.

 

[speckledhen]

@speckledhen so sorry about your babies.

My oldest are just almost 2 years old, so I have no idea how long they normally live.

Thanks, I just never heard of an old bantam Cochin male, but since I rarely am in discussions about them, I could have missed it easily.

In this short clip from September, you see a bit of Xander at the beginning.

 

[WVduckchick]

Xander is stunning! I hope he improves.

 

[speckledhen]

Xander is stunning! I hope he improves.

Thank you. He's a good little man. He has awesome foot feathering for a hatchery boy, but he has side sprigs on both sides of his comb so not suitable for breeding. If I didn't have my Belgian D'Anver roosters, I'd put Xander in with the D'Anver hens even though they're quite small for him because they are rose combed and the sprigs would not be an issue. I've made the cross before and it's a good one. He's in the pet carrier in my laundry closet, just standing. His crop seems slightly more pliable after his first treatment, but if it's a symptom of a heart issue, that won't help.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Hey, all. I used to have a lavender Cochin bantam hen who passed away at 4 1/2, not sure why. I currently have a black rooster who is showing signs of possible heart failure and I believe he's only 3 years old. He's never lived with bantams, keeps the big girls in his group in line, been a wonderful little Munchkin Dictator. But, I've never seen anyone with an older bantam Cochin rooster, though, admittedly, I don't frequent bantam discussions. Anyone here have an older one? I hate to lose our Xander, such a good little guy he's been. Shadow, being warmed up on a very cold day.

My oldest bantam cochin rooster is currently 6. I haven't had any of them make it older than that, but that boy is still kicking and is top rooster of the bantam flock. Most seem to pass between 4-6. I haven't yet had any really old rooster, my 3 d'uccle are 7 this year, 2 are looking worn out though. My roosters are living longer not eating layer ration.