Cochin Thread!!!

[calichicken]

It worked on my chicks!

Oh YAY!!!!! I am keeping this for when mine hatch next month

 

[sandiTX]

Too cute!!!! Are the light gray one splash or lavender?

I really dont know they came from My black Cochin rooster, and with him is a black cochin hen and a silverlace hen.
I thought they were silverlace cochins from photos I looked/searched on line

 

[katzbantams]

not sure about the chart but by 5 weeks I can tell on most of mine some alot before 5 weeks

Ok. If this chart is correct I have 3 pullets and 1 roo! They are 6 days old, and there is a big difference between the roo and the pullets. Hopefully I'm right!

 

[calichicken]

Ok. If this chart is correct I have 3 pullets and 1 roo! They are 6 days old, and there is a big difference between the roo and the pullets. Hopefully I'm right!

YAY!!!!

 

[ki4got]

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then both of your blacks are the carriers most likely... and no, self blue is not a bad thing. the variety needs a lot of work to be brought up to SOP standards (physically) though the color variety is not yet accepted by the APA/ABA. I ended up selling my self blue pen and focusing on other colors. it consisted of a black split rooster, 2 split girls and one self blue girl, I got a pretty high ratio of self blues out of them while I had them.

 

[ki4got]

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Lavender is the name of the gene, Self Blue is the name of the color variety... and with black parents, they would have to be self blue IMO.

 

[flockofbantams]

UPDATE:
Update on my cochin chicks! They are now 9 weeks old and 6 weeks old with 1 7 week old.All pullets! All happy! All healthy! All beautiful! My phone is being stupid again and won't let me upload pics.... Grrrr!
Oh and rainbow my rescue is doing great now! Still has not started to lay eggs yet but is getting new feather growth and her cut is almost gone!!!!!! In putting her in with my flock today! Fingers crossed she doesn't get picked on.

 

[backyardflock1]

UPDATE:
Update on my cochin chicks! They are now 9 weeks old and 6 weeks old with 1 7 week old.All pullets! All happy! All healthy! All beautiful! My phone is being stupid again and won't let me upload pics.... Grrrr!
Oh and rainbow my rescue is doing great now! Still has not started to lay eggs yet but is getting new feather growth and her cut is almost gone!!!!!! In putting her in with my flock today! Fingers crossed she doesn't get picked on.

Hopefully all goes well when you make the introduction of rainbow into your flock! Fingers crossed for you

 

[sandiTX]

Lavender is the name of the gene, Self Blue is the name of the color variety... and with black parents, they would have to be self blue IMO.

well guess I may as well sell the pair of blacks then

 

[carnivore]

well guess I may as well sell the pair of blacks then

Why? If they are splits and producing self blues, that is a good thing.
Or are you talking about selling the black chicks? Remember that they also have the lavender gene, even if it is not expressed.