Cochin Thread!!!

[Brown Chicka Brown Cow]

So I stumbled upon this pair and fell in love. What color/colors would you say they are? Partridge,Gold laced, Red Brown, other?

 

[Jharper]

So I stumbled upon this pair and fell in love. What color/colors would you say they are? Partridge,Gold laced, Red Brown, other?

Looks like a gold laced roo and a blue wheaten hen.

 

[ki4got]

Please be critical and tell me what's wrong with this girl as far as showing goes. She's hatchery quality and I want to know exactly what to avoid/look for when choosing show chicks

She's a sweetie and the reason I chose to show Cochins, so she's not going anywhere. I have a buff guy that I'll post when I can get a better pic. Thanks!

ok, well for starters i'd say she's a HE... beyond that no idea.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: only thing i can say is wait and see... there's no guessing what might be hiding behind solid colored birds.

 

[marney410]

Please be critical and tell me what's wrong with this girl as far as showing goes. She's hatchery quality and I want to know exactly what to avoid/look for when choosing show chicks She's a sweetie and the reason I chose to show Cochins, so she's not going anywhere. I have a buff guy that I'll post when I can get a better pic. Thanks!

ok, well for starters i'd say she's a HE... beyond that no idea.

The comb looks more red in this pic than in person. What else makes you think this is a roo? This is my first set of Cochins, so I'm just learning about them and any info is appreciated. I was so hoping for a hen!

 

[Jharper]

Need help on gender of blue Cochins bantams

Ok so the 2nd one has a little bit bigger comb than the 1st one but the 2nd one has a whole lot more feathers than the 1st one. So I'm so confused on the gender we think the 1st one is a girl and the 2nd one to be a boy by the shape of their heads, too. Any of y'all's help would be great!! The combs are the same color a yellowish color and then my self blue OEGB rooster has def. got to be a boy b/c he has a really red comb and some wattles in him, too.

 

[Jharper]

I will have to get better pictures tomorrow when I get home.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: The comb looks more red in this pic than in person. What else makes you think this is a roo? This is my first set of Cochins, so I'm just learning about them and any info is appreciated. I was so hoping for a hen!
unless that's a pullet of 3 months old or more, i'd say it's a roo just for the amount of comb grown in...

 

[cochins1088]

Could someone explain how willow legs work?

Is it possible for chicks with yellow legs to come from parents who both have willow legs?

 

[lilcrow]

you can also use excellent typed columbians to improve your silver laced too... F1 bred back to silver laced and again keep the ones with the thinnest lacing/type

This girl actually has pretty good lacing, she needs a little work mostly in the area of the cushion, but mostly I'd just focus on type. For a SL she is a excellent addition to a breeding program. I really hope someone breeding SL gets her.