Cochin Thread!!!

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Really liking the pictures and the new people using this site. Anyone wanting to learn more about showing please PM me.

On to a different subject.

I have been contacted by at least 30 people this spring looking for BQ or SQ Cochins of many varieties. Often wanting only pullets or hens. I hate to say no but I just don't have them and won't. I sometimes have a pair but will not sell the pullet from a pair. When I have a pair for sale I have a pair not 2 individual birds that I will consider selling. I try to sell breeders so that others can start a quality flock of their own.

Many of the breeders I know only keep a few extras over the winter in case something bad happens to one of their planned breeders. With the high price of feed and the work involved keeping extra birds over the winter many sell their excess inventory in the fall or early winter leaving only a limited number available in late winter and early spring.

Please understand that I would love to help all of those people but health, space, time, workload, and finances dictate I only keep 60 birds over the winter.

Craig

 

[joanie_maine]

Quote: Yep, there are folks working on reds

 

[Frizzled Pink]

The main ingredient in Chocolate Cochins is the Chocolate Gene. You have to go shopping in the International section of the Wyandotte or Orpington stores to find it.

I believe that Chookschick is developing the Chocolate cochins and is at the point of selling hatching eggs

 

[kabhyper1]

Black Cochin Bantams Having roosters at my house isn't a problem, so if the boys get along can they stay together? I have 3 wyandotte pullets and a brahma pullet, a wyandotte rooster, and 1 brahma that Im not sure about. I really don't want to part with any of them. They all came here around the same time and all seem fine with each other, but they aren't very old. The wyandottes and blue cochins are standard, and the brahmas and the black and partridge are bantam. I'm quite attached to all of them, my cochins especially. They will share a coop at night but free range on a half acre with our alpacas during the day. Also is it possible that they are just fast maturing pullets? Here are the rest of the kids, please tell me they aren't all roos. .....

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Black Cochin Bantams Having roosters at my house isn't a problem, so if the boys get along can they stay together? I have 3 wyandotte pullets and a brahma pullet, a wyandotte rooster, and 1 brahma that Im not sure about. I really don't want to part with any of them. They all came here around the same time and all seem fine with each other, but they aren't very old. The wyandottes and blue cochins are standard, and the brahmas and the black and partridge are bantam. I'm quite attached to all of them, my cochins especially. They will share a coop at night but free range on a half acre with our alpacas during the day. Also is it possible that they are just fast maturing pullets?

I suppose you can keep them together. I had some raised together that at about 10 months of age fought till I had to separate them or some would have died. Just be ready with a plan to separate if needed. No idea about the fast maturing idea.

 

[kabhyper1]

I suppose you can keep them together. I had some raised together that at about 10 months of age fought till I had to separate them or some would have died. Just be ready with a plan to separate if needed. No idea about the fast maturing idea.

I just posted pics for you of my other ones. I'm sorry you had trouble with yours. I will have to find vegetarian homes for them . Ha! I haven't been able to eat chicken in a month. I must be nutz. They are like pets than supply eggs for us. I hope I won't have issues with them. My little black one isn't going anywhere for sure. Best lil chicken ever. Thank you for al of your help.

 

[ellie32526]

I only have one Cochin, it was a freebie from Murray with my order. Does this look like a roo? I made up my mind to sell it if it was, but my husband has attached to it and won't hear of it. Funny thing is, he did not want chickens when I introduced the idea! Go figure.

 

[Jharper]

This is my black cochin bantam hen that I let take care of a duck for me.

 

[kabhyper1]

That is the cutest!!!

This is my black cochin bantam hen that I let take care of a duck for me.

 

[NanaKat]

That is the cutest!!!

This is my black cochin bantam hen that I let take care of a duck for me.

Wait for the hen's reaction when her "chick" goes into the water bowl for the first time.....