Cochin Thread!!!

[Jacklynn]

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I think you're right on those

btw what is the little brown chick in the back?

Yay !

The little brown one is my lone Buff Bantam Brahma !

 

[mjgigax]

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So scruffy cute!!!!!
Mine are getting fat fast, now 11 days old. I took new pics of each yesterday. I'll post them this week. What are the differences between the pin feathers of the sexes at this age because 4 of mine have longer ones? does that mean I have 4 boys?

 

[thecochincoop]

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I think you're right on those

btw what is the little brown chick in the back?

Yay !

The little brown one is my lone Buff Bantam Brahma !

that bird has almost the same color pattern as my blue laced red cochin project birds. I'm thinking that they may turn out with a columbian pattern then

I don't really care what it ends up like I really think they're pretty and whatever pattern they come out with is still going to be interesting. I'm having a lot of fun just watching them grow up

 

[PepsNick]

Just wanted to share with everyone that I think I have Cochin fever. Oh, if you saw my McMurray plans!

 

[thecochincoop]

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So scruffy cute!!!!!
Mine are getting fat fast, now 11 days old. I took new pics of each yesterday. I'll post them this week. What are the differences between the pin feathers of the sexes at this age because 4 of mine have longer ones? does that mean I have 4 boys?

I have found that feather sexing at a few days old seems to be about 90% accurate at least on cochins. It does not work on all breeds and I know that serama and d'uccles are two that it doesn't work on.

 

[mjgigax]

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So scruffy cute!!!!!
Mine are getting fat fast, now 11 days old. I took new pics of each yesterday. I'll post them this week. What are the differences between the pin feathers of the sexes at this age because 4 of mine have longer ones? does that mean I have 4 boys?

I have found that feather sexing at a few days old seems to be about 90% accurate at least on cochins. It does not work on all breeds and I know that serama and d'uccles are two that it doesn't work on.
http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/img006.JPG

If that is the case, I have 4 pullets and 1 cockerel. What ever the case I just love them all I am the Typhoid Mary of Cochin Fever.
Twice a year, The Oklahoma BYC folks have POOPS - People of Oklahoma Poultry Swap and already some want Mille Cochins. Most of them don't have Cochins to swap with me and I have little interest in any other breed except fot LF Cochins. They are tecnically a different breed.
Who raises barred bantams?

 

[8ROYALS]

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You always post great baby picks...

 

[thecochincoop]

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Pardon my ignorance but does this apply to bantam as well as LF? I seem to recall a discussion regarding it not working on bantams. Thanks!

I have bantams and it works well. Never raised LF so I can't help you out there

 

[mjgigax]

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#1 is extra cute! Look at those foot feathers!!!

 

[The Sheriff]

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Thanks! But I'll bet if you asked my babies they would a whole nutha' opinion about it! I take a whole lot more bad pictures than good!