Cochin Thread!!!

[Chicken Tamer]

Eggs should be hatching this Sunday! Candling them today!

 

[mama2my4]

Huge pat on the back to Gail for putting the online show together! Seems a big help to those interested in showing, good photos and helpful judges comments

x2! The comments were so helpful!

 

[mama2my4]

Eggs should be hatching this Sunday! Candling them today!

Fingers crossed!!

 

[dwegg]

Huge pat on the back to Gail for putting the online show together! Seems a big help to those interested in showing, good photos and helpful judges comments

Congrats to all the winners!

x2! The comments were so helpful!

yes thank you for putting the online show...it was fun but I wish a lot more people had entered...all the comments were really helpful (even though i still can not trim beaks myself)...it was great that Jamie Matts was the judge also...I am taking my cochins to the show this Saturday along with my silkies...Thanks for all the ahrd work with that...

 

[VT Chicken Lady]

Interesting & thank you so much for responding. I purchased all of our birds as day-old babies from McMurray Hatchery, so I may have made the poor assumption that I was getting pure bred birds, which was a straight run of the exotic chicks, but it looks like the consensus is that I have mixed-bred birds, which is okay with me, just hard to identify!! LOL!

 

[VT Chicken Lady]

The rooster is a Silver Laced Cochin, not a Brahma. As with most Silver Laced, his color is a bit off. The hens look like mixes, they both look to have dark legs and faintly feathered feet. The tail is a huge sign that they are not full blooded, but some sort of mix. And, Cochins arent the only breed with feathered feet/legs.

~Casey

The roo looks like a dark Brahma without the peacomb. The girls look like possible cochin mixes to me. The feather leg is a dominant trait from my novice understanding. I also have some interesting names for our birds as i have a 3 and 6 year old.....lol

I agree with Casey. I have a couple of Cochin/Australorp and Cochin/Wyandotte cross birds that are great layers and make wonderful broodie moms. They are great foragers too.

Interesting & thank you so much for responding & with your input! I purchased all of our birds as day-old babies from McMurray Hatchery, so I may have made the poor assumption that I was getting pure bred birds, which was a straight run of the exotic chicks, but it looks like the consensus is that I have mixed-bred birds, which is okay with me, just hard to identify!! LOL!

 

[ki4got]

Interesting & thank you so much for responding. I purchased all of our birds as day-old babies from McMurray Hatchery, so I may have made the poor assumption that I was getting pure bred birds, which was a straight run of the exotic chicks, but it looks like the consensus is that I have mixed-bred birds, which is okay with me, just hard to identify!! LOL!

if they came from mcmurray, they may not be mixes then but possibly other breeds... but the only cochin, as craig pointed out would be the silver laced roo. better pics of the others might identify the breeds of those.

 

[Mr. Ree]

A few weeks ago I brought in my two frizzle pullets and washed them up. Well, last night I brought my little frizzle male in and washed him up. Although, I will say that the corn (not a small amount, not large either) has really yellowed his hackles. He was the most curious bird I have ever seen! He would not sit still, wanted to check everything out and follow everyone around begging for treats. I did get a couple ok shots of hit, about 2/3 of the way dry. Once he finishes out he will look good. I noticed he also has several pin feathers, so he has yet to fully fill out. Should be looking pretty good for Spring shows in April I have planned, and if nothing else, he smells fantastic.







~Casey

 

[Fancy Feathers]

 

[iceym pets]