Cochin Thread!!!

[AndyCap]

I'm curious - is there a cochin thread for people who just enjoy their cochin chickens for their personalities and as pets, but aren't raising show quality/breeding quality birds?  

I love cochin chickens, but I just can't relate to any of the posts in this thread, as they are mostly for/about/relating to showing/breeding birds. Trust me - I'm all about that!  It's people like all of you who have given me great quality stock (thanks, y'all!), but I'm really just a happy chicken owner who wants to share my chickens' stories, pictures and interesting characters with other people who have tiny backyard flocks. 

Let me know, and thanks again!

I believe this thread is for both. You are more then welcome to share pics of your flock. Mine are not show quality but I still like posting pics and sharing stories. If you want a critique then people will give them to you.

Just my thoughts. If I am wrong then shout, I have thick skin

 

[Funky Feathers]

There is actually a topic/thread called "stories and pictures of my chickens".

 

[lilcrow]

I believe this thread is for both. You are more then welcome to share pics of your flock. Mine are not show quality but I still like posting pics and sharing stories. If you want a critique then people will give them to you.

Just my thoughts. If I am wrong then shout, I have thick skin

Andy, I disagree with you about having SQ birds; I think some of yours are or may be appropriate for the show halls.

 

[CyndiChick]

Andy, I disagree with you about having SQ birds; I think some of yours are or may be appropriate for the show halls.

X2!!

 

[ki4got]

ok I need a suggestion... I have a partridge girl, nice type, markings are a bit mossy but not bad... problem is I have no partridge roos.

debating what to do with her. LOL I've got red, silver laced, mille fleur and mottled pens, and extra blue-buff Columbian boys... so do I hang onto her in the hopes of a partridge roo, or sell her off? her personality is very timid so she does not do well free ranging and all my 'extra eggers' are the free range bunch.

I contemplated starting a blue laced red project, and she could do that with one of my blue Columbian boys, but not sure if I really want to get that started right off or get my silver laced birds better first.

what made this all come to a head was finding an egg in my mottled pen, where she is currently residing. I decided that was not a good pen to keep her in, if i'm to work on my mottled birds. I've got my reds and silver laced together right now, only because they're all 4 month old pullets and aren't laying yet., but that pen is a bit crowded to add her...

or I could make her the 'den mother' and put her in with the 6-8 week old chicks and let her mother them...

or else I look for a partridge roo and another hen at the big swap coming up, and build yet another pen for them.

chicken math strikes once again.

 

[Frizzled Pink]

The wait, it kills me every time... 6 days to go on the first seasons eggs. Partridge, mottled partridge and hopefully white.

Please let me them be dominant white.

LOL Who knew that 21 days could DDDDRRRRAAAGGGG out so long. Fingers crossed for you

 

[Funky Feathers]

ok I need a suggestion... I have a partridge girl, nice type, markings are a bit mossy but not bad... problem is I have no partridge roos.

debating what to do with her. LOL I've got red, silver laced, mille fleur and mottled pens, and extra blue-buff Columbian boys... so do I hang onto her in the hopes of a partridge roo, or sell her off? her personality is very timid so she does not do well free ranging and all my 'extra eggers' are the free range bunch.

I contemplated starting a blue laced red project, and she could do that with one of my blue Columbian boys, but not sure if I really want to get that started right off or get my silver laced birds better first.

what made this all come to a head was finding an egg in my mottled pen, where she is currently residing. I decided that was not a good pen to keep her in, if i'm to work on my mottled birds. I've got my reds and silver laced together right now, only because they're all 4 month old pullets and aren't laying yet., but that pen is a bit crowded to add her...

or I could make her the 'den mother' and put her in with the 6-8 week old chicks and let her mother them...

or else I look for a partridge roo and another hen at the big swap coming up, and build yet another pen for them.

chicken math strikes once again.

Ahh, that's a hard decision. I say go with what your heart tells you.

 

[Funky Feathers]

You could let her mother the chicks until you find her a Partridge roo.

 

[hiddenacres]

Ok but there arnt any shows near me till next year and the tail is because Of the wind here a better pic...

 

[lilcrow]

ok I need a suggestion... I have a partridge girl, nice type, markings are a bit mossy but not bad... problem is I have no partridge roos.

debating what to do with her. LOL I've got red, silver laced, mille fleur and mottled pens, and extra blue-buff Columbian boys... so do I hang onto her in the hopes of a partridge roo, or sell her off? her personality is very timid so she does not do well free ranging and all my 'extra eggers' are the free range bunch.

I contemplated starting a blue laced red project, and she could do that with one of my blue Columbian boys, but not sure if I really want to get that started right off or get my silver laced birds better first.

what made this all come to a head was finding an egg in my mottled pen, where she is currently residing. I decided that was not a good pen to keep her in, if i'm to work on my mottled birds. I've got my reds and silver laced together right now, only because they're all 4 month old pullets and aren't laying yet., but that pen is a bit crowded to add her...

or I could make her the 'den mother' and put her in with the 6-8 week old chicks and let her mother them...

or else I look for a partridge roo and another hen at the big swap coming up, and build yet another pen for them.

chicken math strikes once again.

Does your hen actually like generic chicks. Most of my hens and ones I've know are pretty hateful with chicks unless they're her own. I have much better luck putting a rooster in with the chicks if I need/want a baby sitter.