Cochin Thread!!!

[kezabel]

I have one buff cochin bantam hen, I have know idea how old she is. I've had her 2 months now but she seems to be a slow developer because her wattles and comb just don't seem to get any bigger. She isn't laying yet.

Does anyone know how old she might be.
She is my daughters favourite chicken and comes running when i call out "Girls, Girls"

 

[kezabel]

The other picture was a little small here is another one of her(Fiffie).
Anyone have any idea how old she is?

 

[waibel zoo]

I love cochins, they are my favorite. I lost all but 2 recently. I have eggs on the way.

Way cute pics.. I need some frizzles.

 

[waibel zoo]

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I think 3-4 months old.

 

[DANNY]

 

[racuda]

DANNY, those are gorgeous birds. Do you sell hatching eggs?

 

[Bo Garrett]

Danny,
I would certainly be interested to know what varieties you used and in what breeding order they were crossed to get the wheaton variety. I saw some at the Crossroads show in Indianapolis bred by Craig Carrol and they were some of the nicest birds I have ever seen. He also had one of the best bantam brown red cochins I have seen to date, she should have won the cochin show she was that good.

Bo

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

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Here is how you tell
if she has long toe nails curled up she can possibly be three yrs old
does her legs have dark scales on them?
she looks to be a little over a yr

did the folks you bought her from say any thing?
any questions email me

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

araucanasmom
Just Hatched
From: Southern NJ

I am curious to ask if you use the smooths from a frizzle mating?
or are you just breeding frizzle to frizzle?

the reason I ask is the feathers on the chicks look like they are narrow and tight
generally denoting frizzle to frizzle breeding

how long have you bred frizzles?

I bred frizzles Cochins for several Decades and always used my smooths from a frizzle roo to smooth frizzle females
a smooth is the straight feathered chickens that comes out of the frizzle to smooth matings

this helps promote wider frizzled feathers and does away with the extreme frizzles

give me a email and will tell you more on frizzles

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

Danny
well I lived in South Carolina for 18 yrs and went to the shows around your area
those pictures look like Poultry Press photos
you got some good cochins
I love cochins and raised them a long time

Do they have the show at Gainsville Ga any more

email me