Cochin Thread!!!

[Scifisarah]

I'll ask again about the toe nails super long should they be clipped?

I would certainly clip the nails, but make sure not to go too short right away. I would recommend using a nail clippers intended for a small dog. Also have a plate nearby with a bit of cornstarch on it. If you clip too far and the nail bleeds, grab a pinch of cornstarch and apply it to the end of the nail and hold the bird for a bit so it clots.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

my gold laced cochin uthema

she is 6 weeks old hope she stays a she

what do yall think of her lacing?

Her lacing will change many times before she matures. nice for this age but not yet an indication of the finished bird. Enjoy. Take pictures of different stages in her life and when you look back in a year you will be amazed at the change.

 

[CyndiChick]

Thanks for clearing up the SQ/PQ/BQ question Appreciate it!

 

[topgunn601]

I would certainly clip the nails, but make sure not to go too short right away. I would recommend using a nail clippers intended for a small dog. Also have a plate nearby with a bit of cornstarch on it. If you clip too far and the nail bleeds, grab a pinch of cornstarch and apply it to the end of the nail and hold the bird for a bit so it clots.

Isolation pin for roos is done sand on the floor water and feed left. Raining pretty good so lunch break then get the sand in rain or not!!
We have the dog clippers and will becareful not to get to short. Gonna bring them into the wash room mud sink and bath them as best I can figure how especially their feet then meds and out to the pin. I'll get a pic once their situated...

Thanks everyone....
Bryant

 

[Brie6895]

Her lacing will change many times before she matures. nice for this age but not yet an indication of the finished bird. Enjoy. Take pictures of different stages in her life and when you look back in a year you will be amazed at the change.

Thank you I can't wait to see what she looks like as an adult. And I've got the taken pictures part down pat. so no worries there!

 

[Brie6895]

Hey Brie, is she not silver laced? Looks a bit light to be gold, might just be the pictures though. If you look in this page you will see about the lacing, it is very difficult to tell how good it will be until at least one moult. Check Ki4got's post for more details.

Thank you I will try to find it. And no she's a gold laced it must be the lighting or my bright walls in the background make it hard to see.

 

[topgunn601]

Isolation pin for roos is done sand on the floor water and feed left. Raining pretty good so lunch break then get the sand in rain or not!!
We have the dog clippers and will becareful not to get to short. Gonna bring them into the wash room mud sink and bath them as best I can figure how especially their feet then meds and out to the pin. I'll get a pic once their situated...

Thanks everyone....
Bryant

Time for a bath and new home!!

This is our old pool pump shed will be converting into breeding pens soon. My son and I thru this pen together this mornin just to get these guys away from the girls!

 

[ChickenCrazy123]

I just got my very first Cochin she is a standard and still young but here she is
Lily



Please tell me what you think of her is she PQ or SQ? Either way we love her she is a great bird ,thanks

 

[annewandering]

I just got my very first Cochin she is a standard and still young but here she is
Lily



Please tell me what you think of her is she PQ or SQ? Either way we love her she is a great bird ,thanks

She is very sweet! How old is she?

 

[topgunn601]

i'm not a vet, so don't take this as an official 'prescription' this is simply what I do with my own birds.

I treat all new birds with ivermectin as well as bathing. I give the injectable version orally (.5cc for lf, about .3cc for bantam). this will get rid of internal and blood sucking external parasites. then I treat them topically usually 1-2 weeks later (cattle pour on version of ivermectin) with about .25cc under each wing on the bare skin.

there are several good posts about how to bathe chickens, so you might do a search for them. I know I wrote up one last year sometime, on this thread I think but not sure.

Thanks for the reply I'll check on the ivermectin and where I can get it locally. I bath them up the best I could the girls have been hiding out in the coop since. The boys are bout dried out and seem a lot happier in their new accommodations.