Cochin Thread!!!

[thecochincoop]

My Blue Mottled girl went thru a tough molt and now has a lot bigger white spots.

they will get more white with every molt. she looks almost identical to one of my blue mottled hens too, very cool!

 

[thecochincoop]

The 8 month and 7 month old cochin pullets I purchased last month haven't laid a single egg, but I'm not worried. I'm actually glad they don't lay now because then in the Spring when I actually want to hatch, they will be able to start up well without being tired from laying over the winter. It seems to differ for everyone depending on your birds and where you live/how much light they get but for me cochins have never laid in the winter unless I have a light on a lot.

is one of them the one from me? she was laying before I brought her to you, but a move will normally interrupt them

 

[thecochincoop]

It's always a little surprising when breeding from my Mille Fleur project pens. At the end of the last season I had a few blue half grown birds in with the MFs and of course there were a few later hatches. Most of them were not too interesting, but I did get about a half dozen of pullets colored like this:

Most are just like this one, but a few are a little lighter in color. The underdown and columbian markings are blue with the rest a shafted white laced buff like color. As they were from my wheaten based MF hens, I'm thinking they look like maybe blue wheaten? Any other guesses/thoughts? They are about 5-6 months old.
Dave

beautiful!

 

[jnmerwin]

i don't post too many pics, but this guy just HAD to have his pic taken tonight...

meet the 'skunklet' - hatched November 12th.



I LOVE the colors! If this one is up for sale please let me know!!

 

[ki4got]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ki4got

i don't post too many pics, but this guy just HAD to have his pic taken tonight...

meet the 'skunklet' - hatched November 12th.




I LOVE the colors! If this one is up for sale please let me know!!

LOL he probably will be... but i won't make any promises until they're grown out more. i've got a number of colorful cockerels growing up right now.

unfortunately i don't ship. so you'd have to come down for a visit. 8)

got my new camera today. trying to figure out how to use it and i'll get pics soon. promise. (might not be till saturday or sunday tho)

 

[Funky Feathers]

This is my new Blue hen from Jamie Matts. She will be a big help in my Splash program.

 

[Funky Feathers]

"Pear", one of my Splash girls

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I'm drooling, Stephanie!!

"Pear", one of my Splash girls

Remember the trio of Splashes you shipped me? Sadly, I lost the best looking pullet but I still have a pair~~





~ Aspen

 

[Funky Feathers]

Aw, so sorry. I will have started birds for sale in late spring.

 

[Sweetfolly]

It's always a little surprising when breeding from my Mille Fleur project pens. At the end of the last season I had a few blue half grown birds in with the MFs and of course there were a few later hatches. Most of them were not too interesting, but I did get about a half dozen of pullets colored like this:

Most are just like this one, but a few are a little lighter in color. The underdown and columbian markings are blue with the rest a shafted white laced buff like color. As they were from my wheaten based MF hens, I'm thinking they look like maybe blue wheaten? Any other guesses/thoughts? They are about 5-6 months old.
Dave

I was trying to catch up on the HUNDREDS of pages of posts since last time I was on BYC, but I didn't make it past this!

Beautiful bird! She reminds me a little of a pullet I hatched this year. I wanted to cull her, but my husband made her his favorite little pet and named her "Scarecrow"!





Also wanted to share this pic of some of this year's boys. I haven't been on BYC much, but I've been hard at work and I'm really happy with some of the birds that I hatched this year! I bought a second cabinet incubator today, and cannot wait until spring!!!

Black Cochin Bantams - I have been meaning to send you some pictures of the group of Columbians I hatched this year for awhile now to get your feedback--just haven't had time to go through and get individual pictures of them! I still have about 20 of this year's regular Columbian juveniles here, filling out! I have a group of culls that are going to a pet home tomorrow afternoon (to be a little boy's Christmas present, I think it's fantastic!

), and then the MAJOR culls are going into the freezer next week. When it's all said and done, I think I'll have a decent quad left. I will send you pics!