Cochin Thread!!!

[Shannonmeans]

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I don't know what color she is but WOW! She is the bomb!

 

[tallyho]

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I don't know what color she is but WOW! She is the bomb!

Thank you everyone for thinking she pretty even if she is not a proper splash and is 'unique' looking. So what do I do with her, just love her? (She's my dog-hen, follows me around for food, hops up on my chair if it's not too high!)

thecochincoop, I looked at your Kaleidescopes and I see what you're trying to accomplish, nice.

I was going to try to plug her into the chicken calculator but I couldn't figure out how to do it, how to find her color and pattern. Oh well, if y'all have any ideas let me know!

 

[aandnpaulson]

so i know this is a silly question but how do u post pics?

 

[farmerChef]

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Kind of looks like a red pyle, that would be awsome!! I don't know how she got like that though. Red Pyle is like Partridge but with white instead of black.

 

[farmerChef]

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Click on uploads on the blue ribbon on the top of the page.
After you upload the pic, copy and paste to a post.

 

[cochinman2005]

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He throws barring on almost all of his chicks, if that helps or makes a difference

I did not know there was a cuckoo in the giant cochin colors... learn something new!

There is no such thing as a Giant Cochin. Cochins come in Large Fowl and Bantams. Some of the large fowl strains are much larger than others. Typically hatchery quality Large Cochins are smaller and lack the body frame and feather mass that make a Large Cochin what they are supposed to be.

Cuckoo is not a recognized color pattern in Cochins. Barred is the recognized color pattern, although crisp barring in Cochins (large or bantam) is hard to achieve. Cuckoo refers to irregular barring as seen in Dominiques, and is a recognized color pattern in Europe.

I would agree that your Barred male looks more Cuckoo than barred, but if entered in a show the correct entry would be Barred Cochin. Barring is sex linked and dominate in that a Barred male bred to a Black female will produce Barred offspring. The males appear lighter because they carry two copies of the barring gene where the females carry one. A black male bred to a Barred female produces barred males and Black females. For proper examples if what the Barred pattern should look like on a chicken, refer to Barred Plymouth Rocks.

 

[RustyHen]

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A noob question - BBS ?
looked several places but can't find BBS
She is very beautiful like, double take, did I really see that?

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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A noob question - BBS ?
looked several places but can't find BBS

Blue/Black/Splash

 

[RustyHen]

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A noob question - BBS ?
looked several places but can't find BBS

Blue/Black/Splash

Thank you, Coopa

 

[Shawhee]

Cochinman2005 - thank you for the correction. Like I said I am a total newbie, but I do strive to learn and improve daily. So I have Cochin Chickens.....

I also breed Lamancha Dairy goats, so I like the genetics and learning part of improving a breed. Although I am not starting with the chickens yet - these are just mine to enjoy and give us eggs. But the color combinations do so fascinate me. I can not do any prediction in my goats all I can do is

Thank you for the clarification on color too - I could not find any reference to the cuckoo, so I was thinking he was barred - but was not sure if there was another name for a barred that is muttled looking as he is. I think he is beautiful - of course he is just my eye candy. I also love my partridge hen.

Anyway thank you again,

Shawna

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He throws barring on almost all of his chicks, if that helps or makes a difference

I did not know there was a cuckoo in the giant cochin colors... learn something new!

There is no such thing as a Giant Cochin. Cochins come in Large Fowl and Bantams. Some of the large fowl strains are much larger than others. Typically hatchery quality Large Cochins are smaller and lack the body frame and feather mass that make a Large Cochin what they are supposed to be.

Cuckoo is not a recognized color pattern in Cochins. Barred is the recognized color pattern, although crisp barring in Cochins (large or bantam) is hard to achieve. Cuckoo refers to irregular barring as seen in Dominiques, and is a recognized color pattern in Europe.

I would agree that your Barred male looks more Cuckoo than barred, but if entered in a show the correct entry would be Barred Cochin. Barring is sex linked and dominate in that a Barred male bred to a Black female will produce Barred offspring. The males appear lighter because they carry two copies of the barring gene where the females carry one. A black male bred to a Barred female produces barred males and Black females. For proper examples if what the Barred pattern should look like on a chicken, refer to Barred Plymouth Rocks.