Cochin Thread!!!

[BantyChickenLuv]

Guess what I got tonight? Bantam Cochins! It was a unexpected thing. I got 4, and I was told they are buff. They are from Duane Urch.

They are the light colored ones in the front.

 

[Fluffers]

what a smart ,pretty cochin rooster you have

 

[mama2my4]

I posted a couple days ago about my girl Vera...a thought just occurred to me to ask you guys about this funny thing she does: when I come near her to pet her, she squats down like she's ready to mate. When I bend down to stroke her back, she gets really into it and makes these silly grunting sounds. Do anyone else's birds do that??

I have a barred rock hen that does that too. Don't know why though?

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

ivermectin, it gets most types of worms. Wazine gets only one.

lilcrow- Do you use ivermectin for internal parasites ? How do you administer it ? I have bantam cochins & a mixed flock of LF. I've never wormed, is it a necessity ?

 

[Frizzled Pink]

Guess what I got tonight? Bantam Cochins! It was a unexpected thing. I got 4, and I was told they are buff. They are from Duane Urch.

They are the light colored ones in the front.

Awww , i love the little guys. I just set 14 bantam cochins in the bator on Thursday, 21 now seems like a long way off LOL. Have fun with your new babies!

 

[lilcrow]

I have a barred rock hen that does that too. Don't know why though?

It's breeding behavior, lots of hen do it.

 

[lilcrow]

lilcrow- Do you use ivermectin for internal parasites ? How do you administer it ? I have bantam cochins & a mixed flock of LF. I've never wormed, is it a necessity ?

Yes, I use ivermectin, but I also alternate products. So far my birds don't appear to have developed a tolerance to the ivermectin but I think they easily could if that was the only thing I used.
There is also a product called Worminator that I get from Twin City Poultry Supply, http://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/ Victor (owner of Twin City) says that it will kill just about any worm there is, I'm not sure about Tape worm though.

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

I'm pretty sure this is a good thing, the Cochins already have signs of some nice ball-shaped tails!

 

[eggorthechicken]

just wanted to share my new baby... its stinkin cute!

 

[AndyCap]

Yay, the f1 from my partridge project. Trying to improve type by crossing to good typed black for the f1, as i have only 1 female partridge with good type. Here is the little fella