Black or blue cochin bantam chick?

[AngBantamLuv]

Yes.. i am a chicken mathematician. So i went back to the store and got *just one * more bantam cochin...

Thoughts in whether this will be a blue or black cochin when it grows up? I verified the hatchery, and they do not have official "gray" colored cochins.

Also, if they are listed as frizzle, does that mean all chicks are frizzles, or is it just a percentage/recessive trait?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It looks blue. Those labeled as frizzle can be frizzle or straight feathered.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

It looks blue. Those labeled as frizzle can be frizzle or straight feathered.

Thank you! I wasn't sure if frizzle was dominant.. thankfully id be happy either way! Happy about the blue too!!

 

[AngelaY]

Her little starter wing feathers look kinda frizzled

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Her little starter wing feathers look kinda frizzled

Yay!! For frizzle and "her"!! I was aiming for mini flight feathers in hopes those are females. There was one just gorgeous blue, i couldn't resist, but i think it'll be male. You can see the wing feathers are barely there..

And this one has nice longer flight feathers.. hopefully a frizzle too.. very excited

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Here is a better pic of the last one.. i *think* her feathers are curling up too.. shes 3 days old today.

 

[TxChickieFan]

I'm not sure if feather-sexing is accurate on Cochins or not, but with the ones we've had, most of the cockerels didn't make us wait and wonder for long. For some of them, you could guess (or know but remain in denial) by 2 or 3 weeks, lol.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

I'm not sure if feather-sexing is accurate on Cochins or not, but with the ones we've had, most of the cockerels didn't make us wait and wonder for long. For some of them, you could guess (or know but remain in denial) by 2 or 3 weeks, lol.

I have some Duccles who were similar... very quick to show. but i used feathering to pick them, and picked 3 girls! I got 3 though, so i hope i get at least 2 girls!!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

I'm not sure if feather-sexing is accurate on Cochins or not, but with the ones we've had, most of the cockerels didn't make us wait and wonder for long. For some of them, you could guess (or know but remain in denial) by 2 or 3 weeks, lol.

I couldn't wait on the silkies though, had to dna test them!! Thankfully i got 2 girls then too!

 

[TxChickieFan]

Nice! I hope you're luck continues to hold! FWIW, I agree that the 1st and 3rd chicks are likely to become frizzled balls of fluff. And I totally agree that all 3 are adorable.