Cochin Thread!!!

[SonRise Silkies]

My son got these in the brooder yesterday. They were hatched by a friend and given to him.

Light Brahma? Really sweethearts!

 

[AUplantman]

Light Brahma?  Really sweethearts!

They are nice little chicks! He said they were Cochin bantams, so I am guessing mottled Cochins. They were hatched under a hen and he was going to throw out the eggs but found out my son wanted some Cochins.

 

[SonRise Silkies]

WOW! What a good man! Congratulations to your son!

 

[micheleag2010]

This is my flock. I have 7 Cochin mixes and 1 Polish mix. My Cochins are starting to show their true colors and unfortunately I ended up with more boys. I only have 1 large coop and don't want to create a bachelor coop. I feel like every time I get chicks I end up with more roosters than hens. Can anyone tell me if my silver cochin is a female? Her comb is starting to turn really red but is still smaller than the male cochin I have that is younger than her.

 

[jaymeellis06]

Blue mottled
And possibly a pullet of the looks of it.

Does she still look like a blue mottled to you? I forgot to mention she is standard size. The feathers are a very light blue with some darker blue flecks on them. Her tail feathers look to be a darker blue too.

 

[ShockValue]

Posted in a different Cochin thread as well as the WA State thread with no luck so far.

Looking to buy or trade for a young Cochin hen / pullet. Mostly interested in Bantam, but would consider LF as well.

Anyone know where I might find one in Western WA?

 

[cabinchicky]

Sadly my black cochin passed this week, her first egg broke before she was able to lay it. I found part of the shell hanging off her when I found her.so my Bluebell is hanging with my Brahma bunch more and getting bit more attitude instead of running from my banty EE bunch.

 

[jaymeellis06]

New blue mottled frizzle bantam pullet i picked up at a swap meet today.

 

[WendyF]

Sadly my black cochin passed this week, her first egg broke before she was able to lay it. I found part of the shell hanging off her when I found her.so my Bluebell is hanging with my Brahma bunch more and getting bit more attitude instead of running from my banty EE bunch.

How sad . I am so sorry.

 

[SonRise Silkies]

This is my flock. I have 7 Cochin mixes and 1 Polish mix. My Cochins are starting to show their true colors and unfortunately I ended up with more boys. I only have 1 large coop and don't want to create a bachelor coop. I feel like every time I get chicks I end up with more roosters than hens. Can anyone tell me if my silver cochin is a female? Her comb is starting to turn really red but is still smaller than the male cochin I have that is younger than her.

Well you are right I can see 4 roosters right off, maybe 5!!! But you need to consider soon what to do with the roosters. My advice......pick the one that is most like what you are trying to raise and get rid of the rest or put one back in another pen just in case anything should happen to rooster #1.
You do not want to allow them all to run with the hens, it is just not humane [again my opinion and advice] the roosters get way too hard on the hens as they mature.