Cochin Thread!!!

[wildwoodcochins]

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They both remind again of why I love Cochins; such handsom fellows!

The buff Columbian looks more red in the picture than he is, the sun was going down, I need to get better pictures of him, he's gorgeous though! I just brought home 38 birds last week from Harvest Breeze Farm, Shari McCullough's show lines of blues and splash, also some MFC's and a pair of buff Columbians. Hard to pick a favorite!!! There are a lot of beautiful birds to drool over in my pens right now! I've already spent several hours just sitting and watching them!

 

[Sumatra503]

Here you go. This my Blue Mottled Pullet. She's 8 months old. She may get better with age, but i've got some work ahead of me I think.

Sorry the pic is so small. This is how it uploaded, cause I selected the wrong size.

 

[thecochincoop]

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I think she'll get better with age. usually the mottleds take about a year to see what theyre going to look like. I would put her with a roo that has a lot of white

 

[mame1616]

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As a general rule, a Mottled pullet that is well marked will be overmarked as a hen. Most of your Mottled breeders, show hens. That's when you will really know how well marked they are.

Also, no offense to the Mottled breeders, but it's hard to find a Mottled that even comes close to being correctly marked. The feathers are supposed to be marked with a white teardrop shape at the ends of the feathers and there are supposed to be a certain number of feathers marked that way depending upon the section of plumage (i.e., breast, back etc). Some of the breeders are very close, but many of the Mottleds are just Black birds with white splotches, or even a completely white feather in there amongst the black. Refer to the SOP for a complete description. The Mottled Ancona, if you can find a good one, demonstrate the pattern the best. We had a Mottled Cornish at our fall show last year that was very well marked and was Best AOCCL.

Thank you! That is a relief , because that is what I had read, but had not yet seen. Her's the best pic I have of my girl at 5 months old. She's sitting down, but it's the only one that came clear. These birds just don't understand the "stay" command.

There is a little white on the ends of her feathers on her head, and the occasional white tip around her body, but she is virtually solid black. She has a great shape, though.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

Now I don't know a whole heck of alot...lol..but I do know she has great body type. I would have liked to have seen a little more white on her though. I think as she gets older, she'll get more but not as much as you'd like. My opinion, for what its worth would be to pair her up with a nicely mottled male. His body type wouldn't have to be great because hers is.

Laurie

 

[PhoenixFeatherFarms]

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oh gosh if they come up missing don't look at my place

Very Nice Twyla!

 

[wildwoodcochins]

Here's a few more of the new guys

MOOSE MFC

 

[NellaBean]

Hey Laurie, did you see the flock of white cochins for sale on craigslist?

 

[TennesseeTruly]

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No, where, Knoxville?

 

[NellaBean]

Yep.

I just scanned through quickly and didn't see it again. Might be gone or maybe I didnt look very well!