Cochin Thread!!!

[3BirdGirlz]

LOL ponies and minis were used in the mines to haul ore carts. they are still quite useful in driving, but with the advent of the auto, nobody (except maybe the amish) drives anymore except for show it seems.

they are ridable by children as well. my senior stallion is capable of carrying almost 200 pounds on his back if we go on extended trail rides as well, on his pack saddle.

my dream is to do a long distance ride with nothing more than myself, 1 riding horse and 2 minis and a well-designed cart. (ok that's the simplified version, the reality is a much longer description).

Ok....so I'm wrong..., I'm from the west where we need bigger horses to do ranch work. And I love ponies for my kids to learn to ride I'm sorry... I was just trying to make a point lol.

 

[Reyvaughn]

Just wanted to post that I just hatched my first F1 Chocolate Bantam Cochin! I think it's chocolate (female) but it wasn't fluffed. Either way, it carrys a Chocolate gene. This is one of my Choc Orp over Black Bantam Cochin females. I have a pen with a Tom Roebuck black over choc pullets, too. I have been trying to get this project started for a year and a half. The BS I went through for the BBCs was well worth the joy I feel today!

Pics once the baby is fluffed! Poor thing hatched in the turner and fell the 3 Sportsman stories to the hatching bin.

 

[3BirdGirlz]

HAY! I breed miniature horses! LOL I do all kinds of stuff with mine. I show them on a competitive level and for fun. I also have one that has gone to children hospitals and parades and cart another. But yeah they are pets!

I know my choice of words on the mini's was bad....sorry. I think they're very cute and are great pets....I was trying to state a point that we breed things for more than just work but for enjoyment

 

[mindylee]

I know my choice of words on the mini's was bad....sorry. I think they're very cute and are great pets....I was trying to state a point that we breed things for more than just work but for enjoyment

Oh your totally fine! I was just pickin on ya and laughing while posting.

I used to say the same thing and dont tell other mini owners but still sometimes say it. LOL

I know ya was using it as a point

"Originally Posted by ki4got

LOL ponies and minis were used in the mines to haul ore carts. they are still quite useful in driving, but with the advent of the auto, nobody (except maybe the amish) drives anymore except for show it seems.

they are ridable by children as well. my senior stallion is capable of carrying almost 200 pounds on his back if we go on extended trail rides as well, on his pack saddle.

my dream is to do a long distance ride with nothing more than myself, 1 riding horse and 2 minis and a well-designed cart. (ok that's the simplified version, the reality is a much longer description)."


Be careful while riding them as they are not ment to carry weight but to pull it. Ponies over 38 inch's tall can handle a bit more weight on their backs BUT minis have 2 less back bones then big horses so riding them can actually cause sever damage if not forever lasting cronic pain. 60 lbs is the max weight ever to be placed on a minis back and always be careful to read the expressions on its face to see if the mini is in pain while placing weight on them.

 

[joanie_maine]

My birds make me happy and I would never consider them useless.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

I found out that some birds I had bred, hatched, raised, and then sold did well at a show today at Lake City Florida. Bantam Partridge were Best of Breed and Reserve of Breed in the Junior show beating Blacks to win that designation.

In the open show a Black pullet I had bred , hatched , raised and sold was Best of Breed and the Reserve Featherleg.

Never felt happier for others to have won!

 

[Blue]

Congratulations! The patterned cochins don't usually win against solid varieties, do they? I think I heard that from someone else who shows one time.

Also, to those of you who mentioned miniature horses, I recently found out from a lady at work that they're also used as guide animals for the blind, which I thought was pretty cool.

 

[ki4got]

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well, merlin has never had a problem with it, since the pack saddle distributes the weight very evenly and he seems to enjoy himself. then again he was also conditioned very well to be in great shape, and is not the 'tiny' mini, but just a hair under 34" tall, built more like a QH than an arab...


ETA: merlin has probably logged better than 100 miles packing over the last 15 years... because of my own back issues we haven't gone out in the last couple, but he is still used when needed around the property - moving things where the tractor can't safely go (steep mountainside)

 

[ki4got]

My birds make me happy and I would never consider them useless.

As they should!

if you're not happy with a specific breed in general because of the general breed characteristics, you're better off finding another breed that will fit with what you want, rather than trying to make it into something it isn't. that would be like wanting a rose comb white leghorn to be a meaty bird that's broody. you're better off just getting a white dorking and being done with it. LOL

I found out that some birds I had bred, hatched, raised, and then sold did well at a show today at Lake City Florida. Bantam Partridge were Best of Breed and Reserve of Breed in the Junior show beating Blacks to win that designation.

In the open show a Black pullet I had bred , hatched , raised and sold was Best of Breed and the Reserve Featherleg.

Never felt happier for others to have won!

GRATS! I know I would be proud to have that knowledge, even if I weren't the one showing them. I would love to see a silver laced become competitive someday, and between those of us working on them, it may happen!

 

[mindylee]

Congratulations! The patterned cochins don't usually win against solid varieties, do they? I think I heard that from someone else who shows one time.

Also, to those of you who mentioned miniature horses, I recently found out from a lady at work that they're also used as guide animals for the blind, which I thought was pretty cool.

My own personal opinion... Not a fan of the ideal of guide animals as horse's are flight animals and could be very dangerous if spooked.

"well, merlin has never had a problem with it, since the pack saddle distributes the weight very evenly and he seems to enjoy himself. then again he was also conditioned very well to be in great shape, and is not the 'tiny' mini, but just a hair under 34" tall, built more like a QH than an arab..."

That's great but again, the build of his conformation has only lil to do with it, its his spine structure that dose. BUT if he dose great and loves it, that's awesome!