Cochin Thread!!!

[PiecesofAmber]

Here's my buff roo...I'll miss him when he goes...I'm so attached!

 

[davony's chicks]

Thank you for the compliment.
All Columbians need work on the pattern. I believe it is quite easy to get them lighter or too light but quite difficult to get them darker where I feel they need to go. It goes with having Columbians. I have made a choice to breed and keep the darker birds this year trying to get a better pattern in the long run. When I started culling the 1st year I was Emailing Tom all the time with questions. It was a huge help to have a person to go to when I had questions and that made me more confident in my decisions. If you have questions about any of your birds PM me and or send pictures and I will gladly try to give my input. My first though is to keep 2 males because if you only keep 1 it will surely die over the winter. Look forward to seeing your birds.
Craig

One additional thought is that someone I trust about poultry information told me that shafting does not get better as they age. If you are looking at 1 factor for culling that is 1 that will not get better with age or additional molts shafting is one to consider.

Thanks Craig,
I really need to get busy taking pictures and asking for opinions. I had so many birds in the beginning due to lots of hatching and buying of chicks this spring.

Probably a stupid question but I have to ask... What is shafting?

Thanks,
Tony

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Thank you for the compliment.
All Columbians need work on the pattern. I believe it is quite easy to get them lighter or too light but quite difficult to get them darker where I feel they need to go. It goes with having Columbians. I have made a choice to breed and keep the darker birds this year trying to get a better pattern in the long run. When I started culling the 1st year I was Emailing Tom all the time with questions. It was a huge help to have a person to go to when I had questions and that made me more confident in my decisions. If you have questions about any of your birds PM me and or send pictures and I will gladly try to give my input. My first though is to keep 2 males because if you only keep 1 it will surely die over the winter. Look forward to seeing your birds.
Craig

One additional thought is that someone I trust about poultry information told me that shafting does not get better as they age. If you are looking at 1 factor for culling that is 1 that will not get better with age or additional molts shafting is one to consider.

Thanks Craig,
I really need to get busy taking pictures and asking for opinions. I had so many birds in the beginning due to lots of hatching and buying of chicks this spring.

Probably a stupid question but I have to ask... What is shafting?

Thanks,
Tony

Shafting. This is simply where the feather shaft is one color and the body (vane) of the feather is another. This is required for some varieties, and considered a fault for others. Again the SOP is a handy resource for knowing what is required for the breed you are working with, to give you an idea of what you are looking for.

Now it is quite common for almost all males to have shafting. Those that didn't have been too light (incomplete markings) for me to keep. I am culling for the least shafting if all else is equal.

 

[davony's chicks]

Shafting. This is simply where the feather shaft is one color and the body (vane) of the feather is another. This is required for some varieties, and considered a fault for others. Again the SOP is a handy resource for knowing what is required for the breed you are working with, to give you an idea of what you are looking for.

Now it is quite common for almost all males to have shafting. Those that didn't have been too light (incomplete markings) for me to keep. I am culling for the least shafting if all else is equal.

I will soon be joining Cochins International and will get the SOP.

Tony

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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[Black Cochin Bantams]

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I would love to see more Cochin people join Cochins International! Even more than that I would like to see them spend the $ to get a Bantam Standard or Standard of Perfection. It is hard to know what you are breeding or raising if you don't know where you are trying to get to.

I bought a used SOP on Ebay years ago. It is an older one but no Cochin varieties have been added since that date so for Cochins it is as current as a new one. I do have a new ABA Bantam Standard.

Craig

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

This is the only Buff Columbian Pullet from spring hatch that survived this summer. I like her type and most things about her except her wing pattern is weaker than I want to breed. The male is a 1 year old. The Silver Penciled Pullet is one that has hatched since late July. I have a few others growing out but won't know what I have for quite a while.
Craig

 

[cochins1088]

Do any of you know any breeders that are working on Silver Laced Cochin Bantams? I have already purchased some eggs from Lukcy Pickens that are developing now, but I would like to buy some from another breeder as well. I have never been serious with breeding before, but I'd like to start with the silver laced cochins.

 

[WarrenHound]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.117670278250404.19304.116797291671036&type=3 this breeder works with alot i have bought eggs from her before everyone developed but my incubator messed up towards the end i plan to buy more from her later.

also new baby cochin bantams!!

black or birchen

self blue/lavender

mottled

 

[ki4got]

ok, for those who are familiar with the lucasville show, what time does it open on saturday for people shopping for more birds?