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One Chick Two said:
Hi!

Could anyone please give me some feedback about our Partridge Cochin, Blackie?


We posted some photos when he was 6 months old, and everyone recommended checking back when he was older. Now, he's 1.5 years old, the biggest roo in our barnyard, and I believe he may still be growing, lol. Just would like to know if he would be worthy of breeding, or, if we should just pass on him. Also, what color are PC eggs? (We got him as a chick so have no idea.)

He's probably more reddish-copper than red color persay. And the flame stripes are green. Really no halo to speak of- if that is anything. His eyes are coppery bay, not yellow.



He's regrowing in one sickle feather, and some saddle feathers as one of his flockmates thought they were yummy.


I'm not sure of the body conformation of this breed, but, I caught him running and stopping for a second here. (This bird runs everywhere. lol) His shanks are yellow, and there are some feathers on the middle toes. The shanks are very well feathered.

Many thanks!
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Beautiful rooster!, hope my two Self Blue boys will be this nice!
 
Last July I bought 4 Cochin babies. They were supposed to be large fowl but they are bantams. I bought 2 Red Frizzle and 2 Blue Splash. I thought I had lucked out and gotten a pullet and cockerel in each color but the Red Frizzle I thought was a male, I don't know. It fell in a bucket of cold water over a month ago and didn't make it. The one I though was a hen, well, he's been crowing lately. He is the smooth of the pair. I did luck out with the Blue Splashes, a pullet and a cockerel.

I do not want bantams but the Blue Splash pair are beautiful. I hate to let them go but I really don't want bantams. If I could find someone who would trade my Blue Splash bantams for a standard pair of any color, even mixed, what amount of money do you think I should offer to equalize the trade? I don't think anyone would trade even-steven a bantam pair for a standard pair. Am I wrong? I would love to find out that a straight trade would be fair.

The Blue Splash roo is crowing but the hen is not laying and they are not together. The Blue Splash hen also fell in water (at a different time) but I saved her and she is inside with the Silkies and yes, there are males in there with her but she flies and they don't so I don't know if they can catch her.
 
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If they were common and easy to come by, you would be able to find ads in your local paper, selling Cochins. The Cochin bantam is the second most popular breed of chicken in the U.S. Within that are numerous varieties that are considered rare (most of them) with Black and White being the most easily found. All of the patterned varieties, if of good quality are hard to find. The large fowl Cochin, as a breed, is much more rare than the bantams. It requires a great deal of feed and space to grow out a lf pullet to sexual maturity. Of all breeds and varieties the #1 request is for young, egg laying birds. What this means for you is that you are not going to come by what you are looking for without paying a premium price. For every female chicken that is sold, no less than 2 males must be destroyed due to a lack of need. (in truth the figure is much higher). I don't want to kill my birds anymore than you or others want them killed. Consequently, if you came to me asking for 2 or 3 egg laying age pullets (assuming I had them) I either would not sell them, would not sell them without a male going with them or demand an uncomfortably high price. I know it seems like a simple request, but think about it from the breeders stand point and consider all that goes into raising a lf bird.
 
lilcrow said:
If they were common and easy to come by, you would be able to find ads in your local paper, selling Cochins. The Cochin bantam is the second most popular breed of chicken in the U.S. Within that are numerous varieties that are considered rare (most of them) with Black and White being the most easily found. All of the patterned varieties, if of good quality are hard to find. The large fowl Cochin, as a breed, is much more rare than the bantams. It requires a great deal of feed and space to grow out a lf pullet to sexual maturity. Of all breeds and varieties the #1 request is for young, egg laying birds. What this means for you is that you are not going to come by what you are looking for without paying a premium price. For every female chicken that is sold, no less than 2 males must be destroyed due to a lack of need. (in truth the figure is much higher). I don't want to kill my birds anymore than you or others want them killed. Consequently, if you came to me asking for 2 or 3 egg laying age pullets (assuming I had them) I either would not sell them, would not sell them without a male going with them or demand an uncomfortably high price. I know it seems like a simple request, but think about it from the breeders stand point and consider all that goes into raising a lf bird. 
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ShadyGroveFarm1, I think that this was meant to be directed to you.
 
lilcrow said:
If they were common and easy to come by, you would be able to find ads in your local paper, selling Cochins. The Cochin bantam is the second most popular breed of chicken in the U.S. Within that are numerous varieties that are considered rare (most of them) with Black and White being the most easily found. All of the patterned varieties, if of good quality are hard to find. The large fowl Cochin, as a breed, is much more rare than the bantams. It requires a great deal of feed and space to grow out a lf pullet to sexual maturity. Of all breeds and varieties the #1 request is for young, egg laying birds. What this means for you is that you are not going to come by what you are looking for without paying a premium price. For every female chicken that is sold, no less than 2 males must be destroyed due to a lack of need. (in truth the figure is much higher). I don't want to kill my birds anymore than you or others want them killed. Consequently, if you came to me asking for 2 or 3 egg laying age pullets (assuming I had them) I either would not sell them, would not sell them without a male going with them or demand an uncomfortably high price. I know it seems like a simple request, but think about it from the breeders stand point and consider all that goes into raising a lf bird.
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ThatFarmerChick said:
ShadyGroveFarm1, I think that this was meant to be directed to you.
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Thank you for your reply!, what are the colors not accepted by the APA?
 

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