Blue Cochin Rooster Question

[bgolic]

Hi all,

I purchased a Blue Cochin rooster in July as a day old. He is quite the interesting character. We call him "Helmet" because well, he is not super smart. Since he is now 3 months old, when should we expect him to start crowing and being a "rooster"? He is incredibly docile, his best friend is my little Polish hen. He doesn't look yet like any of the pictures I am seeing of Blue Cochin roosters. (Hoping he is a roo and not a hen, but will love him/her either way). Anyone have experience with Blue Cochins? Are they late bloomers?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think Cochins are late bloomers. I've only had buffs but the variety is only color. My Cochin rooster was amid almost 20 breeds and I didn't know he was a rooster till the other roosters started harassing him.

 

[donrae]

Cochins are slow to mature. Roosters often don't crow until 7-8 months. Even for a dual purpose, your guy is still a baby. Post a pic if you'd like to confirm breed or gender.

 

[bgolic]

Thanks all. Helmet stands at least a third bigger than the other chicks I got at the same time. He is really awesome but very slow (as in I wondered if they shook the box during shipping). It may be that he is just that laid back too ! Which of course, would be fine with me. I really don't care either way, he is beautiful and makes me laugh with his antics. Here is a picture of my "Helmet". You can see his best friend "Poofer Head" in the background.

 

[donrae]

He's going to be one beautiful guy!

Cochins are known as "gentle giants", they're pretty laid back normally. And this guy's just a baby, he's like a 8-10 year old human boy....they're pretty weird sometimes too!

 

[bgolic]

Thank you ! He really is super sweet and I cannot wait to see him grow up.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

He is super cute. All of my Cochin boys were very calm, friendly fellas. My daughter used to carry our 11 pound boy around like a baby (and bring him in the house for tea parties

).