Cochin Thread!!!

[rnorris1234]

i really enjoy seeing pictures of everyone's chickens. Just beautiful.

 

[thecochincoop]

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Beautiful birds!

 

[mjgigax]

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So many nice birds! Thank you for sharing.

 

[itay]

Hi There,
I have hatched new cochin LF chicks from eggs that I got in E-bay.
the 2 white chicks seems to be a couple , but the black (is it really black ? the guy that sold it to me claims that it will become 100% black) still not recognized. can someone help me , is it a boy or a girl ? http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=36603&id=100001333385717&l=40cceab459

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

looks to young to tell if it is a boy or girl. but it looks like it will be black to me. they have that yellow fluff mixed with black/grayish as a chick and is normal.

 

[kennedyscochins]

looks like a black rooster to me. It is still very young, but the roosters usually do not fill in on their back for a while, just the wings.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

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If I understand your post correctly, the male is in with the females? 2 approaches you can take.

1. Pluck both the male and the females if you want to leave them together. Pluck the male directly around and below the vent and the females around and above the vent. Quite possible they aren't matching up.
2. Separate the male from the females. It may be that since he's in with the females, he's wasting his efforts trying to natural breed. Is his semen clear or milky?

If he's trying to breed the pullets, he's most likely sexually mature enough to be successful. When I start breeding I AI twice a week. While CCoop may do it every 10 days, I don't feel that's often enough to guard against possible gaps in fertility. I AI to take the guess work out of it.

I don't mind AIing, but I can see where he may be wasting his effort. His semen is in between clear and milky. Not opaque, not transparent, sort of translucent. I didn't really want chicks this time of year, but then you hear stories about losing a valuble animal before getting any progeny. I'll probably pluck and AI.

You know, I had LF Black Cochins, (I sold them to someone for a project he's working on), and I never had a problem with fertility. I hear about people having problems with cochins. I had 1 roo in with 4 hens and I would say that 4 out of 5 eggs were fertile. It always amazes me when I hear someone say that they have fertility issues with their cochins.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

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I want to say that I know this sweetie from the "parrot world" and he's a great person to work with. I forgot all about him working with poultry as well. Duh!

Laurie

 

[joanie_maine]

Here's a pic of my new birds. Black cockerel & splash pullet.

I have a black hen too.

And a gang of youngsters - one cockerel and four pullets.

With my two LF chicks, I'm now up to ten birds, which is much more manageable than the number I used to have

 

[TennesseeTruly]

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Very nice birds!!

Laurie