Cochin Thread!!!

[Coopa Cabana]

There's nothing prettier than a good white!!!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Thanks. I have admired yours for a while. I really need new blood but all my attempts at getting eggs shipped in result in small hatches and the chicks often die. Mine are so vigorous that I don't want to lose that so if the chicks don't make it I figure I am not decreasing the vigor on my own flock. But I am down to one roo and only a few hens and all the chicks are brothers and sisters now.

Peeps is photographed as a young lady there. She is several years old now and is taking care of her own chicks as well as some of her grandchicks. My oldest lady, Matilda is still hatching and raising as well. I do enjoy the whites, they are super gentle and I have had only one roo that wasn't happy about being held and I sold him. I like a cuddly Cochin!

 

[Sweetfolly]

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You know, I was actually looking at the birds she has for sale the other day! But, they need to go someplace where someone will really use them to work on the MF color - I'm going back to school and I have two new part-time jobs staring up in the next few months, I already have a fun color project in the works with my Indian Runner ducks, and I just won't have the time or the energy to do anything with them! I'd hate to see them end up as lawn ornaments when there's such a MF craze going on.

So, for now, I'm focusing on getting a few decent Columbians - if I get some of Tom's birds in the Fall, I'll be ridiculously happy.

 

[chicken boy sam]

Hello, awhile back, I bought a black cochin bantam "hen" I loved "her", but "she" was a he. Out of my numerous chickens, he was my absolute favorite, and I couldn't let go of him. My mom made me give it to a friend's friend who was very nice. Just a week ago he had babies from a japanese bantam......and now the person is moving. She's moving all the way to Pennsylvania and I'm so sad. He's still my favorite chicken in the world and now I'll most likely never ever see him again. Oh, and since she loves chickens like all of us and the place she's moving doesn't allow chickens, they're moving to Virginia first and then the person who I gave him to in the first place is going to rent some place near her for him. I know he's in good hands, just I'll never see him again...

Here are some pix of him:

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

I recently drove to Virginia to pick up 2 pair of breeder Columbian Cochins that I purchased. A long drive but well worth it to get quality stock and get them home safely. I would be proud to own any of his cochins. BEAUTIFUL birds!! I saw what it looks like when a breeder does it right. Well done Cochinman2005!

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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The only way you could go wrong with his birds would be to NOT make the trip! Congrats!!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

chicken boy sam,
he looks like he has a lot of personality! I have a few guys like that. Ther are some more special than others and when they go I do miss them a lot. At least you got to know him and can work towards one day getting another great bird. You'll know him when he comes along because he will be super special just like that one.

 

[whillo]

Newbie here. I have 8 chicks that are just about 2 weeks old, different breeds. One sweet white cochin. Every one of them have at least an inch of feathers popping out under all that fluff, as well as the makings of a tail. All except my beautiful little yellow ball of fluff. She's actually bigger than all the girls which makes it more unusual to see her running around with those little baby wings looking like a monster baby while even the bantams are developing so fast.

Not particularly worried about it, just curious if that's a trait of the standard cochins. My bantams love her. Always trying to get under her wings and running to her when they are scared. So, of course, I love her too!

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

cochinman2005 wrote:

Couple pics of a trio of Columbian Cochins. These are actually headed to a new home tomorrow. I've been looking for someone that would seriously work on this variety. Since there are so few breeders that have Columbians that show good type and color, I wanted to make sure that they were going to someone that would breed them accordingly and if I needed an outcross in the future, then I'd have someone to go to.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/15970_dscn0417.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/15970_dscn0419.jpg



I found this posted and wanted to let you know these are the birds I brought back from Virginia to Iowa. Couldn't be happier!!

 

[dak]

Mr. Roebuck has been wonderful answering all my stupid beginer questions, and helping me get started myself in cochins. I believe he has the breed's best interest at heart.