Cochin Thread!!!

[sbucciarel]

Yes, I am talking about your chicks.

Thanks. That's pretty much what I thought and they're going to the chicken swap next week for new homes.

 

[dwegg]

Hi there...I am new to bantam cochins and have 2 blue mottled (10 BM eggs in the bator today) and 3 spalsh...well our city had a tour of homes and gardens and my garden and coop were on the tour...I spruced up the coop and I even decided to lay some sod in the chicken yards to see how it went...and to my surprise it has been a great success...the chickens love it and it looks great...early days, but so far they have been quite gentle with the new grass...now if only my bantam cochins would stop being broody...and all at the same time!!!!







This is my trio of splash bantam cochins in their little pen...I finally got some fertile eggs then they went broody...they love their little bit of outside lawn...


New sand for the floors and frshly cleaned for visitors....

 

[dwegg]

just for fun...here is my blue mottled hen with her mottled man trying to dust bath...

 

[Okiechickie]

I love your setup

 

[sbucciarel]

Hi there...I am new to bantam cochins and have 2 blue mottled (10 BM eggs in the bator today) and 3 spalsh...well our city had a tour of homes and gardens and my garden and coop were on the tour...I spruced up the coop and I even decided to lay some sod in the chicken yards to see how it went...and to my surprise it has been a great success...the chickens love it and it looks great...early days, but so far they have been quite gentle with the new grass...now if only my bantam cochins would stop being broody...and all at the same time!!!! This is my trio of splash bantam cochins in their little pen...I finally got some fertile eggs then they went broody...they love their little bit of outside lawn... New sand for the floors and frshly cleaned for visitors....

They look pretty happy in their refurbished digs.

 

[Scifisarah]

Hi there...I am new to bantam cochins and have 2 blue mottled (10 BM eggs in the bator today) and 3 spalsh...well our city had a tour of homes and gardens and my garden and coop were on the tour...I spruced up the coop and I even decided to lay some sod in the chicken yards to see how it went...and to my surprise it has been a great success...the chickens love it and it looks great...early days, but so far they have been quite gentle with the new grass...now if only my bantam cochins would stop being broody...and all at the same time!!!!



This is my trio of splash bantam cochins in their little pen...I finally got some fertile eggs then they went broody...they love their little bit of outside lawn...


New sand for the floors and frshly cleaned for visitors....

I LOVE the sod idea! I've never bought sod, about how much does that size area cost, and do I just get it from Menards or Lowes type stores?

 

[Missyktsm]

Hi there...I am new to bantam cochins and have 2 blue mottled (10 BM eggs in the bator today) and 3 spalsh...well our city had a tour of homes and gardens and my garden and coop were on the tour...I spruced up the coop and I even decided to lay some sod in the chicken yards to see how it went...and to my surprise it has been a great success...the chickens love it and it looks great...early days, but so far they have been quite gentle with the new grass...now if only my bantam cochins would stop being broody...and all at the same time!!!!

I LOVE this! Your coop is gorgeous and the sod idea is perfect. I also really like the gravel walkway. I've been debating using regular gravel or pea gravel around my coop. After seeing yours, I think the regular gravel will work great. Thanks for sharing!

 

[dwegg]

I LOVE the sod idea! I've never bought sod, about how much does that size area cost, and do I just get it from Menards or Lowes type stores?

Saw this at Home Depot and it was quality stuff...$1.87 a sheet...i bought 40 sheets and was able to do all three of my coop runs...the chickens are being pretty good with it so i am hoping it will survive...?

I LOVE this! Your coop is gorgeous and the sod idea is perfect. I also really like the gravel walkway. I've been debating using regular gravel or pea gravel around my coop. After seeing yours, I think the regular gravel will work great. Thanks for sharing!

these are slate chips and it has solved my problem of a sloppy mud mess when we get a lot of rain...I used to put down wheat straw but it has been the cause of all the problems as it holds water....the gravel and sod is a stroke of genius and looks fancy as well...lol

 

[Funky Feathers]

Hi there...I am new to bantam cochins and have 2 blue mottled (10 BM eggs in the bator today) and 3 spalsh...well our city had a tour of homes and gardens and my garden and coop were on the tour...I spruced up the coop and I even decided to lay some sod in the chicken yards to see how it went...and to my surprise it has been a great success...the chickens love it and it looks great...early days, but so far they have been quite gentle with the new grass...now if only my bantam cochins would stop being broody...and all at the same time!!!!







This is my trio of splash bantam cochins in their little pen...I finally got some fertile eggs then they went broody...they love their little bit of outside lawn...


New sand for the floors and frshly cleaned for visitors....

Do you sell eggs from your Splash?

 

[dwegg]

not at the moment...I still haven't even hatched a single chick for my cochins yet...they are just old enough to start laying two months ago so I waited so they weren't new pullet eggs...then i waited for them to be fertile...then they all went broody...seems like they have be broody for a month already...