Cochin Thread!!!

[Dianne88]

@SilkiesForEver They ARE beauties! Are they both females? What age are they?
@Dianne88 Congratulations! They are adorable!! I hope you have the sexes you wamt & can't wait to see the 3rd Chicky : ).

Thank you, I've got 2 with pips now and 2 more rockin and Rollin! Hope I have a few surprises in the morning!

 

[AndyCap]

Here are their pics now all dried, is pink skin bad??

Looks like one girl at least. The chick on the right looks female to me. Not sure about the one on the left. Good luck!

 

[Dianne88]

Looks like one girl at least. The chick on the right looks female to me. Not sure about the one on the left. Good luck!

Thanks, what do you look for when sexing Cochin chicks?

 

[AndyCap]

Thanks, what do you look for when sexing Cochin chicks?

In Gold Laced, or Partridge or Mille Fluer i look at the eye stripe on day old chickens, once you get used to it you can see the differences in day old chicks if they are on a certain base gene. It is a trick the Brahma and Wyandotte breeders use here, and it works well.

Females have a thick stripe going off the eye at 1 day old, males have a less defined stripe.

 

[Dianne88]

In Gold Laced, or Partridge or Mille Fluer i look at the eye stripe on day old chickens, once you get used to it you can see the differences in day old chicks if they are on a certain base gene. It is a trick the Brahma and Wyandotte breeders use here, and it works well.

Females have a thick stripe going off the eye at 1 day old, males have a less defined stripe.

Great info!! Thanks
Here are the 3 that hatched this morning

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

The first picture is of 2013 hatch Columbians running around.
the 2nd picture is of one of this year pens of growing young birds. 9 more pens I am feeding right now. I
Last picture is of the SL breeding pen. Yes there is a partridge pullet in there but she is not of laying age and somehow got along with these the best. The GL hens are in the pen so I can get more SL pullets to hatch by using sex linked breeding. With this breeding combination I will get SL pullets and GL males out of the same breeding.

 

[katzbantams]

Great info!! Thanks
Here are the 3 that hatched this morning

Gorgeous babies!!

 

[ki4got]

The first picture is of 2013 hatch Columbians running around.
the 2nd picture is of one of this year pens of growing young birds. 9 more pens I am feeding right now. I
Last picture is of the SL breeding pen. Yes there is a partridge pullet in there but she is not of laying age and somehow got along with these the best. The GL hens are in the pen so I can get more SL pullets to hatch by using sex linked breeding. With this breeding combination I will get SL pullets and GL males out of the same breeding.

very nice craig! I look forward to seeing what you bring to the shows I'll be attending in Nov and Dec.

 

[Dianne88]

Gorgeous babies!!

Thank you, DH sent a pic of another one that's hatched since I've been at work

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

sikiesforever, I love that blue hen!

Black Cochins - Are you coming to Portage (maybe I already asked)? I could use a nice black pullet . . .