Cochin Thread!!!

[ducklingsweety]

when! if it was before 2009 i didnt have duckling or any chickens!

 

[thecochincoop]

Craig, I feel your pain. I just lost my ON Blue Mottled winner a few days ago

My oldest and favorite Cochin died yesterday. She was 6 and will be missed. She was hatched here.
Craig

 

[thecochincoop]

That is so awesome! I just love what you are doing with her

My mottled blue cochin Bluebell (from Mandy/thecochincoop) got some airtime today!


Animals encounters for your toddlers

 

[AndyCap]

Thanks for all the good wishes. my flock is now secure and i have set up an electric perimeter to protect them.

The huge amount of feathers i found in the garden were all from the broody raising the chicks, she must have had a heck of a fight, as she has lost her entire ball of her tail trying to protect her chick.





Here is one partridge who survived with her sister, who is turning mottled. White is coming out in her chest, head and back feathers now. My two partridge parents must both have mottled from what i understand. i haven't seen too any mottled partridge so am going to keep this girl for a bit to see how her first moult turns out. Excuse the mom always in the picture, she is very protective of her remaining flock.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

This morning I woke to find 2 chicks dead because the light bulb had burnt out after 11 PM last night. I quickly got heat over the survivors and made something that should make sure this does not happen again. Light bulbs will burn out at the most inopportune moments so I wired this so both should be on at all times. In the 2nd socket I screwed in a dusk to dawn Photo eye socket that will turn on the light when it gets dark like when the other bulb burns out. Now if a bulb burns out the plan is to move the oldest bulb to 1st socket and install new bulb in the photo eye. Sorry that I lost 2 chicks but hope this solution will save some other chicks in the future. Sorry the pictures are out of order. Whole project only cost about $9.00. Everything was available at my local mega lumberyard electrical department. Will make more of these.


Bottom picture shows normal operating bulb with the other in reserve.

The top picture shows that the light came on when the 1st bulb was inoperative.

 

[CloverdaleFarms]

Thanks Craig! That is something I have never thought of. Seems so simple too! Passing on to the hubby to work on asap!

 

[Mystic Farms]

Craig you are just so CLEVER!! lol Thanks!!

 

[Tikkijane]

Do they go through a period where they look like they have vulture hocks when they are a few weeks old??

 

[ki4got]

my solution for lights like that, is to wire them in series... they will run off half the wattage they normally would, and produce less light, but more in the form of IR heat... and a bulb running at half capacity will last practically forever. there are some that have been running for close to a hundred years like that.

but then again, i prefer them to have a normal day/night cycle, so i use ceramic heat emitters. they don't produce any light, just heat. and i've never had one blow out, unless it was dropped.

 

[Sanna]

This morning I woke to find 2 chicks dead because the light bulb had burnt out after 11 PM last night. I quickly got heat over the survivors and made something that should make sure this does not happen again. Light bulbs will burn out at the most inopportune moments so I wired this so both should be on at all times. In the 2nd socket I screwed in a dusk to dawn Photo eye socket that will turn on the light when it gets dark like when the other bulb burns out. Now if a bulb burns out the plan is to move the oldest bulb to 1st socket and install new bulb in the photo eye. Sorry that I lost 2 chicks but hope this solution will save some other chicks in the future. Sorry the pictures are out of order. Whole project only cost about $9.00. Everything was available at my local mega lumberyard electrical department. Will make more of these.


Bottom picture shows normal operating bulb with the other in reserve.

The top picture shows that the light came on when the 1st bulb was inoperative.

That's a great idea!