Cochin Thread!!!

[informative]

You could always build them an in ground coop/igloo - depending on your area just build it below the frost line.

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[Scifisarah]

Just posting to show off my new forum picture. I had fun this morning trying to get good shots of Orion flapping. I think he is developing a nervous flapping disorder with all his sons around and needing to assert his "manliness".

 

[Scifisarah]

Some of of my favorite pullets that I hatched this year.

 

[lilcrow]

Just posting to show off my new forum picture. I had fun this morning trying to get good shots of Orion flapping. I think he is developing a nervous flapping disorder with all his sons around and needing to assert his "manliness".

Ha! It's not a nervous tick, it's his way of communicating that he's hot stuff and if you want to give him a try, he'll be more than happy to oblige you. He also thinks he looks really BIG when he's flapping his wings. I LOVE roosters, they're so funny and sweet and lovable.

 

[Scifisarah]

Ha! It's not a nervous tick, it's his way of communicating that he's hot stuff and if you want to give him a try, he'll be more than happy to oblige you. He also thinks he looks really BIG when he's flapping his wings. I LOVE roosters, they're so funny and sweet and lovable.

Oh REALLY? He is a funny guy. He crows the least out of any rooster I've ever had but is always looking around and flapping.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Really hoping I can get a little insight as these genes are all sorts of screwed up. I bred a project Mille Fleur Cochin bantam cockerel to a self-Red bantam Cochin hen. The resulting offspring are Wheaten, and I'm going to assume, carrying recessive Mottling.

I want to continue to Wheaten color as I like the color overall. It's very striking! Anyway, if I breed the male and female wheaten together, both having the background of Mille Fleur, would the Mille Fleur cause any issues with creating more of these Wheatens? I realize the Mottling will show up in the offspring for quite some time, but at first I will choose the typiest birds before the color birds.

Thanks for any insight!

 

[BinaryChicken]

My blue Cochin trio:
Sindarin

Qwenya

Gimli

 

[Jharper]

She's strutin her bad self! LOL!

Say I heard him crow for the first time. Then he decides to fight with my game bantam hen. Haha!

 

[Jharper]

What's y'all's thoughts on this boy for a friend? She wants good breeder/show quality Cochins.

 

[lilcrow]

What's y'all's thoughts on this boy for a friend? She wants good breeder/show quality Cochins.

Nope, Blacks are plentiful and extremely competitive. If you talk with a breeder of Blacks that are even reasonably good you should be able to get a very nice Black roo. Unfortunately, this bird almost looks like he could be a cross. He's pretty, but definitely not breeder or show quality for bantam Cochins. If we're talking LF it's a little different, but still not good enough for a show.