Cochin Thread!!!

[thecochincoop]

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looks like a little cockerel to me

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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Is he a LF Golden Laced? The comb and wattles make me want to say cockerel, but the coloring makes me want to say pullet.

And welcome to the wonderful world of Cochins, and the Cochin thread!!

 

[jenesis536]

Yes, it is an LF GLC... does that make a difference at what they should look like at this point if it were a cockerel?

ETA - this is a hatchery bird, I'm pretty sure the person I got it from ordered a mixed bunch from a hatchery, so that might have an affect on the coloring.

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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My GL's are bantam, but they should feather out with basically the same color pattern whether they are bantam or LF. Here's a couple of pics from last year's hatch when they were 31 days old - the female is the darker one on the left in both pics. You can see pics of them at various months older in age on My Pages.

 

[Funky Feathers]

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My GL's are bantam, but they should feather out with basically the same color pattern whether they are bantam or LF. Here's a couple of pics from last year's hatch when they were 31 days old - the female is the darker one on the right in both pics. You can see pics of them at various months older in age on My Pages.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40221_pr231days6-263.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40221_pr231da6-265.jpg

Wow!! Those foot feathers!

 

[Funky Feathers]

What do you guys think of my splash hen "Mae"?

 

[jenesis536]

I'm guessing you mean the female is on the left? I looked at your page (beautiful birds by the way!!), and the one on the right looks like the one you have in the progression photos for your boy.

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My GL's are bantam, but they should feather out with basically the same color pattern whether they are bantam or LF. Here's a couple of pics from last year's hatch when they were 31 days old - the female is the darker one on the right in both pics. You can see pics of them at various months older in age on My Pages.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40221_pr231days6-263.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40221_pr231da6-265.jpg

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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I like her type a lot better than Sharlee's. Is there a big age difference? Sharlee looks like she still has a lot of filling out to do.

(and those feathered feet on the chicks - that little cockerel is Calypso!)

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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My GL's are bantam, but they should feather out with basically the same color pattern whether they are bantam or LF. Here's a couple of pics from last year's hatch when they were 31 days old - the female is the darker one on the left in both pics. You can see pics of them at various months older in age on My Pages.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40221_pr231days6-263.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40221_pr231da6-265.jpg


Thank you! I really need to do a better job of proof-reading before I hit the submit button! I spend so much time proofing my spelling, that sometimes I don't even bother to look at what it actually says. I have edited it now to correct. Yes - the female is on the left.

 

[Funky Feathers]

Hmmmm, let's see, I think Mae is about 6-7 months old (just started laying) and Sharlee is about a year old. Sharlee hasn't laid an egg yet. But~ Mae is my show bird from a good breeder, and Sharlee is a hatchery bird.