Cochin Thread!!!

[lildinkem]

Coast to Caost Buff Cochin pullet. And her daddy is keeping an eye on her. She will go back to PoPs the dad. He finished better then the hen she came from in the Shows I took them too. Should be some more like her coming here soon

 

[RhodeRunner]

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Thanks. He is buff barred. Here is a better picture of the actual feather color pattern. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/23433_pa1734781.jpg

RR is he possibly a son or grandson of my roo ?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/7576_bufbar.jpg

Maybe. I go them from bantyshanty (only wanted pullets). I think she got them from a lady in PA, eBay. Only the males hatched out barred. I will be taking the buff pullet from the hatch and crossing it back to the best buff barred rooster.
You have a very lovely roo!

 

[spook]

davony's chicks :

I have a sweet Brahma hen that plucked my contact out of my eye. I was very lucky that she didn't poke my eye out!! It was just a little sore for a few hours. I couldn't believe she did that. She is no longer allowed to get to close to my face! LOL

Oh my! Its bad enough when they grab your nose, eye lashes, earrings or teeth....wow!​

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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Oh my! Its bad enough when they grab your nose, eye lashes, earrings or teeth....wow!

I have a couple of moles I always have to remember to cover up!!! They love moles!!

 

[mjgigax]

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Yummy! Kind of looks like a chocolate sundae or banana split - sprinkled with coconut with a cherry on top!!

Yes!
I hatched a couple of frizzles in a bunch of mixed cochin eggs. They hatched 9/30 and I noticed almost right away there were two black one whose down was shorter than the others. Last Wednesday I saw their pin feathers were coming in curled and I knew right away they were frizzles. I don't plan on keeping them. They are interesting but I only have room for a couple of flocks - Mille Fleur and Lavender are what I am working on now, though the buff barred sure is an elegant color.............
There are so many beautiful breed and colors in breeds but I am happy, happy, happy with cochins.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

how exactly did the buff barred get created? was is a cross of buff with regular barred somewhere or some other colors in between? i have a buff pullet and a barred cockerel (yes, Moxie is officially a boy!)

eta: meant to finish my sentence: would my 2 birds eventually produce the buff barred if i tried?

 

[ozarkhen]

I had some banny cochins about 12 years ago. I love them; they are beautiful and they lay nice eggs for their size! They do well in the cold winters, too.

 

[swheat]

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Beautiful Buff girl !!! You got me

 

[swheat]

Chickie'sMoma :

how exactly did the buff barred get created? what is a cross of buff with regular barred somewhere or some other colors in between? i have a buff pullet and a barred cockerel (yes, Moxie is officially a boy!)

yes, buff & barred cochins mated together, the cull to breed the black out of the buff.​

 

[swheat]

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RR is he possibly a son or grandson of my roo ?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/7576_bufbar.jpg

Maybe. I go them from bantyshanty (only wanted pullets). I think she got them from a lady in PA, eBay. Only the males hatched out barred. I will be taking the buff pullet from the hatch and crossing it back to the best buff barred rooster.
You have a very lovely roo!

Yep , I bet that is a grandson.

It is really hard to get the barring on the hen for some reason, I don't know why. I do have a couple of pullets that are showing more barring(actually looks mottled) than their mothers. I am doing a out cross this year to some very typey buff cochins...this may set me back a couple of years but I hope it will be worth it to get better type on them.