Cochin Thread!!!

[TennesseeTruly]

Here's my bantam GLC, Lil Boss. I had a gorgeous trio last year that were killed. I have a trio but these aren't nearly as nice as the ones I had and I'm hoping to find some really nice ones again. Also my trio turned out to be two cockerals and a hen. LOL Little stinker snuck up on me!

Anyway, here's Lil Boss. He's just 5 months old.

Laurie

 

[sutillman]

Thanks, thinking of showing him at the Sunshine Classic. Never shown before. Now if he had a mate..........

 

[TennesseeTruly]

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I have several Birchens as well. Gorgeous ones...all males!

I have an absolutely stunning Blue Birchen. Now if I could find a couple of hens for him.......

Laurie

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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I have several Birchens as well. Gorgeous ones...all males!

I have an absolutely stunning Blue Birchen. Now if I could find a couple of hens for him.......

Laurie

Is Birchen the silver counterpart to Brown Red? Or am I thinking of something else?

 

[rnorris1234]

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I have several Birchens as well. Gorgeous ones...all males!

I have an absolutely stunning Blue Birchen. Now if I could find a couple of hens for him.......

Laurie

Is Birchen the silver counterpart to Brown Red? Or am I thinking of something else?

Yes. Silver= Birchen and gold = Brown Red.

 

[xyresicchick]

mmm cochins...

they are so nice....

in the spring I will HOPEFULLY be hatching Mille Fleurs, Frizzle Red, Frizzle white... and maybe some frizzle lemon blue and brown reds.... I have 2 brown reds and they are so cute i want so many

 

[TennesseeTruly]

I want brown reds!!!!!

I recently got some eggs from Cali and some of the eggs were marked BR. I was hoping they were brown Reds buy I can't find any pics of babies.

Laurie

 

[austinhart123]

anybody interested in a start in lavender THESE BIRDS ARE FOR SALE
there are 4 young lavenders and 2 show quality blacks to breed to the lavender birds. PM me for pricing, if you get in contact with me by monday night, i can get them out this week, otherwise, ill have to wait until after christmas, i really want these guys gone before that, so ill be willing to cut a deal, serious inquiries only please

 

[lilcrow]

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I too like the over all look of your guy. If I wanted to be really critical, I might say that his lacing goes down a little too far on his breast and he has some stippling, similar to my own roo. He looks a little tall in the first picture, but that might just be a matter of his attitude at the moment. I can't tell for sure, but it looks like he may be carrying his wings either low or loose. My own roo carries his a bit low and they are none too tight. When you go looking for hens/pullets for him, try to get girls with as little lacing down their breast as possible.

You can see my roo on page 277 post #2768. You can see he also has stippling on his breast.

 

[lilcrow]

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If this is the question you are referring to, I'm going to say that depends on the evaluator. I don't think most birds reach a point of being "filled out" until after their first birthday, but one of my girlfriends does a pretty good job of assessing chicks at about 3 mo old. I've had my fair share of hatchery Partridge Cochins, particularly the roos can be very attractive, I love their pattern. Have you thought about talking with CochinMan about getting some better quality birds from him? He raises both bantams and LF and they are beautiful. I have a small flock that I think are very nice, but they are still very young as far as their establishment in my hands is concerned.