Cochin Thread!!!

[Coopa Cabana]

 

[tiki244]

O my gosh how cute!

Lil fuzz ball!

 

[Elbowmarie]

711 pages of Cochin goodness! I have a TONNE of reading to do!

I just picked up my first buff standard (15 weeks old) yesterday, she's my second chicken- I got my first chick (accidentally hatched with a friend's ducks) in August and it's been a steep learning curve... 24 hours and I'm in LOVE with the Cochin (now named Camilla). I'll likely be picking your minds with all sorts of questions- love love love all the pictures in this thread

 

[thecochincoop]

Stephanie,
as for the debate the other day about the mottleds, I thought I'd take some helpful pics while I was washing birds tonight

here is one of my pullets just starting to get some of her adult feathers in, notice the diamond shaped white tip

a few of the chest feathers

before the bath pic

not much there once they're wet, lol

she's having a bad hair day

close up of the diamond patterns on one of my hens

 

[Funky Feathers]

Huh? What debate? Sorry, I don't remember.

 

[thecochincoop]

the color changes that the mottleds go through and how you know when they are ready to show

 

[Funky Feathers]

Oh yeah, that one. Duh. Nice pics, thanks. I will post more pics as they grow, it will be interesting to see the changes.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

I spent half of yesterday washing birds for Crossroads. 2 birds I had entered went into molt so am now only taking 9 birds to show. I am delivering several pairs of Columbians to Crossroads. I have 1 more pair available. Let me know if interested
Craig

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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Good Luck at Crossroads, Craig, and to everyone else showing their Cochins! I'll be rooting for all the Cochins! Everyone travel safe and have fun!

 

[thecochincoop]

how bad is it is they go into molt? all my older birds are molting but i have no others to take their place

I figure i'll go ahead and take them anyways