Cochin Thread!!!

[ItsAZOO32]

Hey guys.. I am looking for someone that sells hatching eggs. I would REALLY love some VERY LARGE Lemon Blues

Please PM me if you have some. I would be happy to take a mixed bag of whatever hatching eggs you want to sell me for a not too high price as long as it include those LBC's. I am not a breeder, I just really like having a mixed flock of hens .. I live in Florida so it's getting hot.. the closer you are the better for the eggs.

Thanks!!
Jess

 

[Ivywoods]

I used to use Frontline on my chickens. I used 3 drops per bird and I put in on the back of the neck. It worked great. I now use Ivermec pour on. I use 1/4cc per bird. I've heard you can actually give them this orally, but I haven't tried that.

Supposedly there is no milk or egg withdrawal time with Ivermectin, so that is why I use it.

 

[nicalandia]

My Naked Neck Lemon Buff Cochin Hen..

 

[BigDaddy'sGurl]

Hello all! I am really interested in trying to learn more about genetics and would love to get started on a "breeding" project to improve the "type" in my own cochins. I have bantams. One is white/cream color (hen) one is a blue(?) hen and I have a buff roo. The positives on each are:

Bird 1: white/cream hen: very good feathering, true bantam
Bird 2: gorgeous color and VERY good layer: average of 6 eggs/week!
Rooster: FABULOUS feathering and type, in my uneducated but constantly researching eyes.

Hen 1: (Duchess)

Hen 2: (Petra)

I don't have a picture of the roo boy yet...his name is Charlie. How should I proceed to get a bird with the feathering and type of Duchess, but the egg laying of Petra? Please be patient with me and gentle in your replies...my father was a chemistry/biology instructor for 30+ years but none rubbed off and I'm new to genetics but want to learn!

 

[mjgigax]

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I have one Naked Neck, a little roo that I brooded with some Cochin chicks. I was hoping it would be a pullet so I could keep her for eating eggs but it is a roo. I usually only handle cochins so NN's little attitude suprizes me. He pecks me all the time, doesn't hurt though. Lots of chicken people I know locally have NNs and LOVE them. One fan calls the pecks: love bites. I am sure I will easily find him a home when he gets a little bigger.

 

[lilcrow]

BigDaddy'sGurl :

Hello all! I am really interested in trying to learn more about genetics and would love to get started on a "breeding" project to improve the "type" in my own cochins. I have bantams. One is white/cream color (hen) one is a blue(?) hen and I have a buff roo. The positives on each are:

Bird 1: white/cream hen: very good feathering, true bantam
Bird 2: gorgeous color and VERY good layer: average of 6 eggs/week!
Rooster: FABULOUS feathering and type, in my uneducated but constantly researching eyes.

Hen 1: (Duchess)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/63116_101_1953.jpg


Hen 2: (Petra)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/63116_101_1950.jpg

I don't have a picture of the roo boy yet...his name is Charlie. How should I proceed to get a bird with the feathering and type of Duchess, but the egg laying of Petra? Please be patient with me and gentle in your replies...my father was a chemistry/biology instructor for 30+ years but none rubbed off and I'm new to genetics but want to learn!

What a fascinating color on your #1 hen, it would be very interesting to know what her color genetic make up is. Usually if you want to capture a specific trait of a particular bird you pick their best offspring and breed them back. Do you want to focus only on the feathering, or work on color also. If you breed your "buff" and the blue I don't know what you'll get, most likely a buff with blue bleed through or vice versa. If color is not an issue you could go ahead with the birds that you have, but if you want to breed for a specific color, you may need to acquire some other stock.
Nancy​

 

[lilcrow]

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I heard the same thing, or something to that affect. There is a different product, also called Frontline, but it's for poultry. I'll try to find my product bottle tomorrow and let you know what's in it. I got mine from Twin City Poultry Supplies. They have an online store and you can call Victor and ask him anything pertaining to poultry. He will know the answer. I think he knows almost everything, he's wonderful and has saved the lives of a number of my birds. Here's a link to his site http://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/store/

 

[dak]

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I heard the same thing, or something to that affect. There is a different product, also called Frontline, but it's for poultry. I'll try to find my product bottle tomorrow and let you know what's in it. I got mine from Twin City Poultry Supplies. They have an online store and you can call Victor and ask him anything pertaining to poultry. He will know the answer. I think he knows almost everything, he's wonderful and has saved the lives of a number of my birds. Here's a link to his site http://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/store/

There is a Frontline spray. It does not have the extra "plus" ingredient. It is NOT labeled for poultry, but is widely used by many, including myself. I have not had any adverse affects, but since there is no research on withdrawl times, consume meat/egg products at your own risk.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

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I heard the same thing, or something to that affect. There is a different product, also called Frontline, but it's for poultry. I'll try to find my product bottle tomorrow and let you know what's in it. I got mine from Twin City Poultry Supplies. They have an online store and you can call Victor and ask him anything pertaining to poultry. He will know the answer. I think he knows almost everything, he's wonderful and has saved the lives of a number of my birds. Here's a link to his site http://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/store/

There is a Frontline spray. It does not have the extra "plus" ingredient. It is NOT labeled for poultry, but is widely used by many, including myself. I have not had any adverse affects, but since there is no research on withdrawl times, consume meat/egg products at your own risk.

Do you use frontline as a preventative or only as a treatment for a problem. I have only had a problem once and do not treat my birds individually. I spray my building and bedding with permectin and have had no problems since. Is this an OK plan?

 

[Msbear]

lost two of my best girls to the heat yesterday... so sick to my stomach about it. They were in an elevated coop with attached run that leads to under the coop for a cooler area but,... they didn't go down there. I checked on them multiple times yesterday, saw them panting, changed the water and feel so stupid for not physically grabbing them and putting them underneath.

Today, the remainder of the flock are in a crate under a huge tree next to a stone wall where no sun hits. I'll be on top of it today.. just thought maybe someone else could use the info. They are the most beautiful chickens, these cochins but, they still have a brain the size of a pea

and they are more fluffy than other breeds making them more susceptible to heat stress.