Cochin Thread!!!

[justaballerina]

Hi! I just got an approx 3 mo silver laced standard Cochin. I noticed she walks different than my other chickens, she's our only Cochin. Her walk is much more exaggerated she also sits a lot. Is this just part of her breed or should I be worried?

 

[bit o poultry19]

Hi! I just got an approx 3 mo silver laced standard Cochin. I noticed she walks different than my other chickens, she's our only Cochin. Her walk is much more exaggerated she also sits a lot. Is this just part of her breed or should I be worried?

I think that you should check her legs to see what's wrong

 

[Daisies]

Hi! I just got an approx 3 mo silver laced standard Cochin. I noticed she walks different than my other chickens, she's our only Cochin. Her walk is much more exaggerated she also sits a lot. Is this just part of her breed or should I be worried?

I have noticed that my cochin walks funny because of all the feathers I think so it might be normal but I'm not sure.

 

[justaballerina]

She was also in a coop by herself at the previous owners so maybe she is anti sociL and very timid around other chickens? She loves to be held. She is also pretty big! Possibly older than the 3 mo we were told as she's the same size if not bigger than my 5 mo Australorp and Orpington. Is the sitting maybe a sign of laying soon?

 

[Shadow920]

so you know how they make these signs for different dog breeds saying if it's not_____then it's just a dog? well here's my version of the sign but with chickens.

If it's not a Cochin, then it's just a chicken.

 

[Daisies]

She was also in a coop by herself at the previous owners so maybe she is anti sociL and very timid around other chickens? She loves to be held. She is also pretty big! Possibly older than the 3 mo we were told as she's the same size if not bigger than my 5 mo Australorp and Orpington. Is the sitting maybe a sign of laying soon?

I don't think that should make a difference but I'm not an expert.

 

[tjo804]

My 30 week Cochins.




2 Gold lace and 2 Blue LF Cochin hens and a Bantam self blue Roo



This is the roo (Lulu) as a toddler he is much cuter as a teenager I think.

 

[lilcrow]

She was also in a coop by herself at the previous owners so maybe she is anti sociL and very timid around other chickens? She loves to be held. She is also pretty big! Possibly older than the 3 mo we were told as she's the same size if not bigger than my 5 mo Australorp and Orpington. Is the sitting maybe a sign of laying soon?

Sitting a lot could be a sign of discomfort or pain. Chickens are subject to a number of leg joint issues. It is true that they have a distinctive walk due to the heavy feathering, but it shouldn't look awkward of "off." They should appear more comical than anything.

 

[justaballerina]

Sitting a lot could be a sign of discomfort or pain. Chickens are subject to a number of leg joint issues. It is true that they have a distinctive walk due to the heavy feathering, but it shouldn't look awkward of "off." They should appear more comical than anything.

What should I look for when checking her legs? Could she be sick?

 

[bit o poultry19]

What should I look for when checking her legs? Could she be sick?

I had a bantam cochin pullet that died a couple of months ago she never really walked she would do everything lying down and I was dumb and didn't check what was wrong with her and when I finally did it was kind of hard with all of the feathers on her legs but I found that she had a band around her leg that had the number 538. I had to cut off the band but her leg was very swollen and infected pretty bad, so I would clean it every day and when it healed my neighbor wanted her so I gave her the pullet and she died a week later