Cochin Thread!!!

[wildwoodcochins]

we bought an assortment of feather legged bantams a few weeks ago. I'm trying to figure out what they are. Not neccessarily cochins but I figured maybe somebody on here could help me figure out a couple of them!

Mille Fleur?

Buff Brahma?

 

[wildwoodcochins]

Does anyone know what to start a Wheaton Cochin Bantam project with?

 

[Prism Poultry]

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I produced some chicks this year that could possibly be Wheaton. They came from my Mille Fleur breeding program.

I bred Nadia ( one of my MF hens that I purchased as a pullet from Lynne/wwmicasa1 ) to Horace, my red (??) colored Rooster.

Nadia

Horace

which produced cockerals that all look like this

and pullets that look like this

 

[PhoenixFeatherFarms]

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You are correct on both Twyla good job!

 

[spook]

Hey guys, I'm in hopes that "Santa" brings me a Standard of Perfection -Standard poultry, until then I have a dumb question with my standard Cochins. I have a Splash rooster and Blue hen, both are nice shape yet I'm questioning the leg colors. Of course the blue has a dark colored legs, the splash has "yellow" legs (very pale).

In the book of stnadards, what color should the standard cochin's legs be? I will post pictures at a later time. The offspring has come up with some odd looking legs and feather patterns that will lead to culling (giving away or selling). From dark skin, pink toes, feathers down to the ankles, feathers on tips of middle toes and nothing on outside toes, well you understand...we have all seen it. Also, some of these chicks are cropping up with buff colors! Ugh. Looks like I have a barn yard mutt parents that I carefully picked for being a handsome specimens....

 

[wildwoodcochins]

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You are correct on both Twyla good job!

I hope I'm correct on the buff brahmas! That's what I've been wanting! Got some Mille Fleur chicks for sale now though! lol!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I love Cochins! Wish I could have them again. I would love to breed/show them, but the winters here in NY get pretty cold and their combs would get frostbitten. Have to try and stick with breeds with smaller/flatter combs and wattles.

 

[wildwoodcochins]

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I produced some chicks this year that could possibly be Wheaton. They came from my Mille Fleur breeding program.

I bred Nadia ( one of my MF hens that I purchased as a pullet from Lynne/wwmicasa1 ) to Horace, my red (??) colored Rooster.

Nadia

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/69553_nadia3.jpg

Horace

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/69553_horace2.jpg

which produced cockerals that all look like this

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/69553_img_3539.jpg

and pullets that look like this

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/69553_img_3345.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/69553_img_3548.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/69553_img_3787.jpg

They are beautiful! I like your pictures, spreading out their wings, gives you a good view of the colors.

 

[cochinman2005]

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Foot and leg color for all Cochins is yellow to dusky or swarthy yellow. Pure yellow legs on a Black or Blue Cochin is tough to get, and invariably if you do have nice yellow shanks, you'll have issues with white undercolor. Pullets tend to have darker legs than the males, but you at least want to have yellow on the bottom of the feet of Black or Blue birds. The dark shanks would be considered a defect, but from a breeding perspective tough to get away from without losing something somewhere else. With White, Buff, Splash, Barred, etc, they should have yellow legs.

 

[PhoenixFeatherFarms]

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You are correct on both Twyla good job!

I hope I'm correct on the buff brahmas! That's what I've been wanting! Got some Mille Fleur chicks for sale now though! lol!

I had some buff brahma chicks and that's exactly what they looked like. I would say you got what you wanted