Cochin Thread!!!

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Awesome experience and an awesome show!

Robert Hardina

Congratulations! It was quite a show.

 

[Fancy Feathers]

Awesome experience and an awesome show!

Robert Hardina

Beautiful hen! Lovely head on her

 

[henney penny]

My first baby bantam cochin,is this cute or what

 

[Funky Feathers]

Cute! Buff? Odd time of year for hatching chicks. I stop in October so I don't have to raise chicks in my bathroom all Winter.

 

[Coopa Cabana]

Awesome experience and an awesome show!

Robert Hardina

Robert, she's simply majestic! Congratulations!

 

[Coopa Cabana]

I have a question regarding type/shape. Just exactly how early do you more experienced breeders have an idea if your bird will have decent potential? I'm not talking about combs and feet - I talking overall type - full chest, good neck, waterfall cushion, etc?

Do you see a difference at one (1) month of age? Can you pick out at one month the ones with better potential?

I've been tracking the development of this year's chicks in one-month increments with photos. At one month, some look much, much better than others - well, as good I guess as a one month old chick can look.

At 2 and 3 months, every single one of them is leggy, long-necked, and totally out of proportion - like a teenager. I was ready to cull every single one of them.

But now at 4 months, they are settling back in, and the best ones are the same ones that were the best ones at one month of age - only now bigger. For some, it seems their silhouettes look almost the same, only bigger.

Is this all just a coincidence? Or it could just be my eyes - I am getting up there, you know.

 

[County Boy]

What are you thoughts on this roo. He was born in mid May. This is a photo from yesterday.


1 week ago


1 week and 3 days


1 week and 3 days


His father who I lost.

 

[davony's chicks]

GRAND CHAMPION of the show was the Black LF Cockerel by Tom (cochinman2005) and Sandra Roebuck!!
The White Bantam also took Champion Featherleg, and is by Robert Hardina.
Mandy (thecochincoop) won Champion AOV Bantam with a Blue Mottled.

Congratulations to Everyone!!

Thanks Gail, we appreciate the information.
I someday hope to get birds from Tom. I have seen his birds many times and wish I could some from him very badly.

Congratulations to everyone!

 

[davony's chicks]

I took 9 birds in 4 varieties. My Black Cock got 5 in Class, the Buff Columbian had no competiton so a 1(BV) doesn't mean much, the Partridge Cock was 1(BV) out of 6. I ended up buying the hen that was RV to have something to breed him to. The carnage in August left me with no Partridge hens and only a few pullets growing out that are a complete unknown. I also took 6 Columbians and no one showed any against these so they did OK by default. Tom brought me 2 trios of Buff Columbians that will let me grow out BC next year.

What did I learn? I need to hatch more and better if I want to better compete at this level. I need to let them grow out further and do a better job of looking at the whole bird rather than what I bred for that year. Whether that be wings, eye color, type, feather width or pattern. I am sure I forgot something so if you still have questions please ask.

This show has incredible competition. Cochins did well as a breed. Ch feather leg was a white hen and Toms LF Black was Champion of the show. Lots to see. Tom did a Jr showmanship for CI kids and I saw table top judging of Seramas. Interesting but not for me! I don't want the judge to know who brings the bird to the table for judging. 5500+ entered and probably well over 1000 in the sale area makes for a lot to take in. Got to talk with friends and meet some people that I have only read about or sent emails to. Picked up my calenders.

This was the sale area. Lots to be had and some to avoid!

From about the center back towards the traders row sale area.

this is the view toward the Bantams and Champion row. I really did not get it all in 2 pictures. Juniors on the far side also. The Jr show had Lots of quality birds in it of many breeds. Bantams double stacked to get them all in.

Craig

Craig,
Thanks for posting pics! Sorry you didn't fare as well but you will get back what you lost. You have a beautiful new building that hopefully will be a blessing to your efforts going forward.
This show sounds like it would have been one to go to and I wish I could have gone. I am really thinking I want to make the show in Iowa! I wish I could have been there to buy something really special.

It looks like there was heavy competition at the show.

Really need to start traveling the circuit and meeting more breeders and learning, learning, learning...

thanks again for sharing!

 

[dak]

Awesome experience and an awesome show!

Robert Hardina

Congrats! She is a beauty.