Cochin Thread!!!

[MERCERS]

Thank you Cochin pros all for your patience and help so far! You guys are the best. I am now permitted to post pics. Here's my first post from this morning and the pics of my Cochin. I thought the Cochin thread would be the best place for input. I love that bird!


Hi, everyone! This is my first post and our family are are first-time chicken owners. One of our 3 is a sweet and docile Blue Cochin who surprised us by loudly crowing twice two days ago, around 10 am. She has been silent since. She has little spur buds, but so do our other two (RI red and the Leghorn cross). No obvious tail feathers yet, although her wattle is bigger than the other's. She also has a very fuzzy, downy bottom, and doesn't mind be held, even on her back.

Please help a new chicken family learn whether "Misty" is a boy or girl!

Is 3-4 months old enough to sex a Cochin? Would a roo have obvious tail feathers by now? From what I've read here, spur buds are not a reliable sign, and that roo-like behavior sometimes happens in the absence of a dominant roo.

Or are we just kidding ourselves ? (Out little kids would be so sad to see Misty go...)

THANK YOU!!!

Here's a short YouTube clip of her, showing what a pussycat she is:

 

[aprille218]

I agree "Misty" appears to be a boy.
Aprille

 

[Cats Critters]

Here are some new pictures of my cochin girls:

 

[Beth G.]

Congrats!!!

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[Beth G.]

They are beautiful!!!

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[Cats Critters]

Beth G. :

They are beautiful!!!

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Thanks!

 

[Featherland26]

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Sorry, Misty looks like a cochin but In my opinion I think it is a blue copper maran.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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Yes, it's a cockerel and looks to be a Cochin or Cochin cross.

 

[lilcrow]

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Yes, it's a cockerel and looks to be a Cochin or Cochin cross.

I don't want to ruffle any feathers, but I'd say if a Cochin was involved in the production of this lovely bird, it had a condom on. I would agree with the assessment that it is a Marans, but possibly just a Blue since there's no black pattern. I'm not up on the color patterns of the Marans, but I think they have the Blue and Blue Copper.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Marans also have white skin, which is a dominant trait when bred to a yellow-skinned bird. If this bird had a Marans parent, the leg color would be white, not yellow.