Cochin Thread!!!

[AndyCap]

I'm not a long time breeder, in fact I'm completely new, but I may be able to answer your question.

In my very first hatch I had a chick like you're describing. It was an extremely sad looking thing and didn't think it would make it. However, it was eating and drinking well and grew just like its hatch mates, just with very little feathering. I talked with the man who started this line 25/30 years ago (Star Cochins) and was told I had a "runt" chicken. He said that sometimes they will feather out and sometimes not. I decided to wait and see what happened for education purposes. It took several months but it did feather out. Although it's still smaller than its hatch mates is a beautiful bird. My husband swears it's the prettiest of all my hens. Hope this helps.

U.D. (Ugly Duckling) at about 5 months old with a hen from the same hatch...huge difference

U.D. Now

Size comparison with a cockerel hatched the same day

Mine looks a lot more like the bird dak posted. I must admit having hatched only about 200 birds so far I have never seem anything like it. It is even more surprising because these are eggs I received from another breeder. I haven't seen anything like it. I am glad yours turned out well though. Ud is looking great.

 

[dak]

Yes. That looks a lot like it. It has some feathering now. On the back. But still looks like that around the head on day 7

Well, that one didn't make it more than a few days longer. I found some references to B vitamin deficiencies and was supplementing, but it died. Good luck with it.

 

[kabhyper1]

I got some LF cochin nuggets today. I think 3 black and a blue. One has a little scabbed navel, I hope it heals okay. They had a little pasty.


little scabbed navel

I think my darker bantam cochin chick is barred, it's wings are coming in. Is there a way to sex barred cochins like they do barred rocks? Spot on head size or anything?

and my little gold laced. I get a girly vibe from this one

 

[jjrj254]

Anyone know of any Cochin breeders in central texas?

 

[Missyktsm]

Mine looks a lot more like the bird dak posted. I must admit having hatched only about 200 birds so far I have never seem anything like it. It is even more surprising because these are eggs I received from another breeder. I haven't seen anything like it. I am glad yours turned out well though. Ud is looking great.

Thank you. UD looked normal when she hatched but it was evident very quickly that she had issue. The pic of dak's bird is odd. Good luck with yours!

 

[creaturelife]

i have a sold gray cochin chick she is bigger then the other like 2x bigger they are all the same age and are all large fowl does any one know what breed a sold gray cochin chicks is no other color just gray i do know i want more like her she is so big

 

[Jharper]

i have a sold gray cochin chick she is bigger then the other like 2x bigger they are all the same age and are all large fowl does any one know what breed a sold gray cochin chicks is no other color just gray i do know i want more like her she is so big 

Do you have a picture compared to the other two? She is probably blue. They look greyish when they are chicks.

 

[Jayzandra]

Two whites, a blue, and a gold laced.

YAY!!

 

[kabhyper1]

Okay I finally got less blurry pics of the LF cochins today. I still think 3 black and 1 blue. Any guesses on color? I have the hardest time telling the difference when they are little.

 

[3BirdGirlz]

That's what they look like to me.