Cochin Thread!!!

[WVduckchick]

At day 14 candle friday all 4 eggs still looking good! can't wait to have some baby chicks!

 

[billiejw89]

4 eggs into lockdown!

 

[WVduckchick]

Just did mine too!

19 of the original 25 eggs. 4 never developed, 2 quit on day 8. 7 seramas, 12 cochins.

Good luck!!

 

[billiejw89]

Just did mine too!

19 of the original 25 eggs. 4 never developed, 2 quit on day 8. 7 seramas, 12 cochins.

Good luck!!

Yay how exciting!!!! Good luck!

 

[I Love Layers]

If you need better pictures of any parts of them I will get them tomorrow.
I'm looking for strong and weak points on them

Just turned 1 year old. Blue Frizzle
Strong Points: I like his frizzling and feel it is strong all the way through. I feel his color is also sufficient. Has the weight for the breed. He also has correct foot coloring and feathering on feet.
Weak Points: To large of waddles. Also has some crooked toes as an accident as a chick, can be fixed.

8 month old Blue Pullet
Strong Points: Good Cushion, decent coloring, good head shape, decent weight. Good breast. Overall I like her.

Weak Points: Comb has to many points

1 year on January 1st Blue hen
Strong Points: Heavy body, thick breast, correct feet shape, good feet feathering. Good color. Had correct comb until an EE pecked it.

I am unsure on her wings

Weak Points: Cushion is not correct almost has a lateral spread, but is still there.

 

[billiejw89]

waiting on pips

I will be setting the brooder up this morning.

 

[billiejw89]

I was hoping to see some pips by now.. but nothing yet. i think my thermometer is a little off and the temps ran a little cooler. It makes sense because it took a while to see development in the eggs also. I hope we see something soon! Waiting is hard.

 

[WVduckchick]

I was hoping to see some pips by now.. but nothing yet. i think my thermometer is a little off and the temps ran a little cooler. It makes sense because it took a while to see development in the eggs also. I hope we see something soon! Waiting is hard.

I have several that have not pipped yet, and with as few as you have, I wouldn't be concerned yet.
I have 5 pips, of 19 eggs. One I thought would have hatched by now, I'm watching closely, I hope it didn't quit on me!

 

[moving coops]

Just going to ask how you got the frizzle large Cochin?

I have a frizzled Silkie Roo but he would be to small for a regular Cochin hen??????

 

[I Love Layers]

Just going to ask how you got the frizzle large Cochin?

I have a frizzled Silkie Roo but he would be to small for a regular Cochin hen??????

Bought him. Frizzled is a genetic mutation. You can find them but LF are rare especially in Blues