Cochin Thread!!!

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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first off it would depend if you they are dominant or recessive white. then you would go from there. I would say they will either be black or white

Humm..Couldn't tell you that!

I have some eggs in the incubator that I got from the BYC'er and he said the roosters I got should be the dad(s) so we'll see.

 

[thecochincoop]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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first off it would depend if you they are dominant or recessive white. then you would go from there. I would say they will either be black or white

Humm..Couldn't tell you that!

I have some eggs in the incubator that I got from the BYC'er and he said the roosters I got should be the dad(s) so we'll see.​

if white is dominant then they should be white otherwise they will be black. I'd actually be curious to see how they come out to know if cochin white is dominant or recessive

 

[Coopa Cabana]

Cochin White is Recessive.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Humm..Couldn't tell you that!

I have some eggs in the incubator that I got from the BYC'er and he said the roosters I got should be the dad(s) so we'll see.

if white is dominant then they should be white otherwise they will be black. I'd actually be curious to see how they come out to know if cochin white is dominant or recessive

My White Cochin hens are trash compared to the roosters I got! I really hope some of the eggs that the BYC'er gave me are Cochin eggs, he had one or two Silver Laced hens. They're very cute, and pretty nice lacing if I do say so myself!

 

[wildwoodcochins]

Counting down these winter days...waiting for spring and hatching!!! Just sharing pictures...

 

[swheat]

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Can recessive white cochins have the occasional black feather ?

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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Can recessive white cochins have the occasional black feather ?

Steve, I'm not sure about that, but I think I remember reading on this thread a while back about it. There was a discussion a month or two back about plucking out stray-colored feathers before showing.
I'm reading very quickly what vanDort says about white - she says both Dominant and recessive genes are leaky (do not block all pigment).
~Gail

Here's a bit more from her book (page 52):
"I - Dominant White . . . prevents expression of black, leaving red (virtually) unaltered when heterzygous (I/i+), only one dose present. It affects both black and red when homozygous (I/I), causing the chicken becomes white, but often with traces of red and black if there are no other white enchancers present. Dominat white is called a 'leaky' gene. In one dose, theoretically, black should disappear but there are always specks of black visible. In two doses, theoretically, red should also disappear, but in practice other white enhancers are necessary to have a Dominant white chicken without reddish feathers."

 

[swheat]

Thanks for the information.

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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Looks like you're going to have a great spring hatch! I love your Splash roo!

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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We could have lots of fun with Dominant white in Cochins - White Laced colors, Red Pyles, etc.