cochin bantam or not?

[funkychickenmom]

I have a pen dedicated only to my cochin bantams. My rooster was a golden laced cochin he had 3 hens with him a blue cochin a buff cochin and a red cochin. Now they hatched some very pretty chicks and im not sure on whose chicks are whose but i got blue and blacks as well as another variety that i have been told is called Columbian . The same person who told me Columbian also told me that those cochins are not full cochins. Now the question is how can a chick that came from two cochins not be a cochin? Also i am posting a picture of one the babies (not so little anymore) to see what you guys think . Any help is appreciated.

 

[funkychickenmom]

he has feathers on his feet they are just wet its been raining a lot lol

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

Do you have pictures of the parents? If they are talking about that buff one he looks like he might have the Buff Columbian pattern. They could be full Cochins, just with color crosses.

 

[funkychickenmom]

yes I do ..yea I was a little shocked when he went on fb and said they are not cochins lol this is the dad

 

[funkychickenmom]

and these are the females not sure who the mom is lol but I know it is one of the three

 

[funkychickenmom]

and a more recent pick of some of the boys from the hatch (edited to add more info) some of these whatever they are lol have black around the neck and some do not

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

Probably because they aren't as round as their parents but they still look pure. You might be able to note which hen lays in the future by how her egg looks- sometimes they are nearly identical and sometimes you can tell which is which by the shape or the color after watching each hen lay an egg, or you can use food coloring to determine which is the mother.

 

[funkychickenmom]

Thank you I will watch next time for sure I am trying to give away of some of the roos because I have way to many now and did not want to false advertise them.

 

[funkychickenmom]

The buff (Blondie) is bad about stealing the red and blues eggs when they get off the nest lol she is a very broody hen

 

[drumstick diva]

look like cochins to me