Cochin Thread!!!

[lilcrow]

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You might want to re-post this under the health and emergency section, but my first thought was that you might just be picking them up right after they've taken a drink of water. When you do that you'll usually put pressure under their crop and that will force the water back up and out their mouths and noses. It's not generally serious, but I try to avoid it because I'm afraid they choke or even possibly suffocate.

 

[thecochincoop]

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You might want to re-post this under the health and emergency section, but my first thought was that you might just be picking them up right after they've taken a drink of water. When you do that you'll usually put pressure under their crop and that will force the water back up and out their mouths and noses. It's not generally serious, but I try to avoid it because I'm afraid they choke or even possibly suffocate.

same with mine but sometimes it's when you hold them upside down, gravity makes the water fall out

 

[tiki244]

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Beautiful!

I love the blues! Nice feathered feet too.

 

[danaalex]

i love seeing all of the pictures of cochins grown up mine are about a month old and i think they are an awesome looking chicken! i don't know what i have ( in terms of gender) but i'm really hoping that out of the 6 i have either at least one hen, or at least one rooster!

does anyone know if putting silkies with cochins would be a good idea, or not?? thanks!!

 

[lilcrow]

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Do mean to breed, or just for company or space issues? If it's just for company it would be OK if you introduce them gently, if you're talking about breeding, I'm not a fan of breeding for mixed breeds, mutts or designer chickens, or whatever they call them. But that's just me.
Nancy

 

[Beth G.]

Hi, I have a guy that breeds Bantam Buff cochins only and they have been in his family now for 50+ years. I can check with him to see if his girls are laying and if he'd be interested in shipping. I know being in my town the weather has been yucky here and my girls quit on me 2 wks ago

But, I don't have buffs so I couldn't help you I'm sorry.
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[danaalex]

oh, i meant space wise these are my first cochin chicks and they're by themselves now til they get bigger. but, i was curious if they would be a good fit to live with my silkies

 

[lilcrow]

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Do you have experience with introducing new chickens to each other?
Just keep in mind that it can be very dangerous for the birds at the bottom of the pecking order. Silkies, Cochins or whatever, it doesn't matter, they can all get terribly aggressive with timid new comers.
The way that I've had the best luck is to put one or a few or what ever you can manage in a cage and set them in the middle of a run so that the other group can have exposure to them all of the time. In a few days or longer, NOT shorter, and at a time when you know your going to be out there for most of the day, just open the cage door and leave it alone. Don't get them out or try to push them out, just leave it be and let them come out on their own. The hope of course is that no one will notice that there is no wire between them and they've already sort of considered them as part of the flock. There may be a few little squabbles and a boink on the head or two, but if they start running with their heads down and get up in a corner all huddled down, it's not going to work, or at least not without some serious trauma to someone or even several. When they get like that it's not a good sign, and I think it's unsafe to leave them together in that atmosphere. You may be able to keep trying with them in the cage in the middle of the run, but I haven't had much luck once they've established this relationship. There are probably as many methods for putting new chickens together as there are people that are doing it. Some folks say to put them together at night in the coop, it's never worked for me, but maybe I did something wrong.
I'm sure there are folks that will disagree with me, but I'm a pansy when it comes to my chickens and I won't allow one to beat up on another if I can help it.
Good luck..............
Oh and if your a seasoned chicken keeper and I just rambled on with this uninvited blathering, please forgive me and you can ignore the whole thing.

 

[thecochincoop]

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one thing to watch with silkies and cochins is the silkies can be bullied because of their problems with vision. sometimes they have problems with finding food and getting away from any other birds that are giving them a rough time

 

[Coopa Cabana]

Nancy and Mandy,
How close are you to Zanesville? The first thing I thought about this morning when I heard the news was hoping everyone's birds were safe until all the animals are secure.