Cochin Thread!!!

[MommaLuve25]

???? For some reason it's not adding those first photos of the very light blue/splash bird, however if you follow this back it is the post I was referring to. Hope that clears up my comment. If I was referring to the wrong bird.....sorry.

I gotcha! Thats what I was trying to say too. It didn't add the pictures for me either so I thought u were actually sayin mine were the light blue/splash. It clears it up, no worries..lol!!

 

[Missyktsm]

I hatch eight LF Cochins five days ago. I'm very excited about getting started with this breed. The chicks are adorable. May I ask what you look for in chicks to meet breed standard? How soon can you tell if a chick has the correct basic markers for the breed? Also, how soon can you tell what color they will be? I have four different colors (at least I think they're different) and they were a mix of black, blue, splash, and white. I got the eggs from a reputable local breeder and although I did not have as many hatch as I was hoping, I'm pretty happy with the ones I have.

. Can't see it in the pic but this chick has a beautiful round fluffy butt. The tail dried out first and was almost wider than the chick.

. The darkest and most feisty of the chicks

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Thanks for looking. Any help with questions is greatly appreciated.

 

[CarolinaHen]

I've thought this was a cockerel since he was about a week old. His comb and wattles haven't grown in a couple of weeks, and now I'm beginning to question gender. This is my first Cochin. Thanks for helping! He? is about 12 weeks old now.

 

[suncatcher]

Nice pictures!

 

[AndyCap]

I've thought this was a cockerel since he was about a week old. His comb and wattles haven't grown in a couple of weeks, and now I'm beginning to question gender. This is my first Cochin. Thanks for helping! He? is about 12 weeks old now.

more picture of the saddle feathers would help. but from that i would guess cockerel

 

[AndyCap]

Here are my 5 week old Bantams. I'm not sure about the colors of the black one and the two on the outside yet! And it looks like I have one roo..

The two brown ones look like partridge cockerels, the buff colour with dark colouring around the neck in the last image also looks like it may be a cockerel i am afraid to say(hard to tell for me though)

Having said that, they all look to be offspring with a partridge, the buff from a columbian X partridge. They look lovely though. Congrats

 

[CarolinaHen]

more picture of the saddle feathers would help. but from that i would guess cockerel

I am going to look this afternoon at saddle feathers. I am at work and a friend saw that pic and questioned whether it was a cockerel. That got me thinking. Especially since his comb hasn't gotten any bigger since he was about 5-6 weeks old.

 

[krzy4klukkluks]

I have some week old Cochin's, 5 straight run silver laced and 2 blue hens, they are only about a week old now but I can't wait to see if my silver laced are boys or girls! Anyone know the age I should be able to start looking for signs? And what those signs would be?? These are my first Cochins so I am a newbie at this

 

[PsycoPeep]

Here are my older 2 banty cochins, same age (give or take a day or 2). White one's HUGE and black frizzle's really small. Someone said the frizzles are slow to grow, is this true? Or should I be concerned?






These are new ones I just picked up: 2 black splash, 1 blue splash. Bantam trio.



And standard sized blue & gold laced pullets:

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

I've thought this was a cockerel since he was about a week old. His comb and wattles haven't grown in a couple of weeks, and now I'm beginning to question gender. This is my first Cochin. Thanks for helping! He? is about 12 weeks old now.

Cockerel for sure