Cochin Thread!!!

[MaddiWilliams]

Quote:
Question- When I look at this bird, I don't see the "extra point" Am I missing something?

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Question- When I look at this bird, I don't see the "extra point" Am I missing something?

I don't see it either.

 

[Brookiesbrooder]

I don't see it either.

agreed it look right to me also:

The Male Shape – as defined in the American Poultry Association, Standard of Perfection
COMB: Single; of medium size, set firmly on head, stout at base, straight from front to rear, low in front; serrations moderately deep, dividing comb into five regular points the middle one highest; free from wrinkles, fine in texture.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: i agree, cochins are supposed to have 5 points. i see 5 points...

 

[Coopa Cabana]

I agree with the 5-point count. I'd really like to see some better side shots. His tail is bothering me in the pictures - I'm not sure I can put my finger on why. It looks small, and almost like a bunny tail. He's just a cockerel, so maybe it just needs to fill in more.

 

[12eggs]

Ty Craig - I bookmarked it.. and i know it will be very useful !!!!! TY

 

[HooverHenHouse]

Its a bit exasperated now, but as a newbie I want to add my 2 cents. In December I decided to start my 'dream' of breeding & owning Cochins...I had been raising some pq silkies for 4 years before.
I jumped in with two feet, Now I look back and regret asking some obvious questions..after some weren't answered I started researching...and found way more than I expected. If you are serious about breeding just dedicate some hours to reading. I havr read this WHOLE cochin forum, evert link on the CI website plus many many more pages. I have folders saved to.my comp, some pages I printed out and put in my binder...I have 'tip' lists wrote down etc. Research pays off, and personally I feel so much more educated, and I know fractions compared to others on this forum.

 

[Brookiesbrooder]

OK here is my 5 month old cockerel going to the APA semi national in Ventura in April....what do you think?

 

[Lacrystol]

i agree, cochins are supposed to have 5 points. i see 5 points...

Question: If you have a Cochin without the 5 points should he or she be used for breeding? I mean would the kids have 5 points or is it something hard to breed out of them?

 

[ki4got]

Quote: personally, comb is the last thing i pay attention to when working on a line of any breed (except for side sprigs)... once your type is good, then you can worry whether he's got a good comb or not. but even so, i think only having 4 points rather than 5 is a minor fault...