Cochin Thread!!!

[Beth G.]

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I am bringing 8 Cochins from Iowa. 2 Blacks,1 Birchen, 5 Columbians. I will wash mine next Tuesday and leave sometime Thursday.

Craig

Wow this is great!!! I can't wait to see all the nice looking cochins at this show!!!!

I'm lucky I only live 1 hr away so I will be waking up early and going to coop in Saturday Morning

 

[Funky Feathers]

You lucky dog! I wish I had shows that close to me.

 

[Beth G.]

I wish you lived closer too!! I'd love to hang out with ya at the shows!!!

I like living in CT for basically only one reason, Because I can go to this Show , The Boston Poultry Show, Little Rhody, and NEBC Show too all within 2 hr drive. I'm thinking about venturing to NJ shows or NH shows too in the near future. Also, if my birds do well this breeding season I'm going to see if I can get my butt out to crossroads for 2012!

Maybe next year we plan it better and get hotel rooms together and have a nice time hanging out at the Springfield, MA Show. Even though I'm only an hour away I booked and split a room with another woman so we can have a relaxing weekend and catch up on Chicken Chat!

I go to the Gov't Hospital down in Bethesda, MD every now and then for treament and evaluation and it's only like a 5 1/2 hr ride.

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[wildwoodcochins]

I so wish I could go to the show too, I'd love to see all the beautiful birds

 

[wildwoodcochins]

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Very pretty~

 

[mjgigax]

Beth G. :

I'll be washing them tomorrow Morning and then putting them in the basement to drip dry in wire bottom cages b/c we have a nice warm spot from our woodstove. I always wash them at least 5 days in advance to allow them time to preen and get the oils flowin again

Glad you are going!! I'm only showing 4 bantams and then I entered 8 Silkies too. Yeah I heard this was a big one for them. I am not going with high expectations only to go and have a good time and soak up some good eye candy. What color Bantams are you showing? Will you be selling any stock at this show? I am in need of a white and a black pair badly. I need some new blood for breeding this spring.
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How far in advance are you going to get them washed up? At least a week in advance is a good rule of thumb for Cochins. Should be a good turnout for the Cochin Class. I will be there and have entered 26 Bantam Cochins and 5 Large Cochins. The total show number is 2700+ which is a record for the show aside from when they hosted the ABA National.
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That sound so fun, so many birds!
Good luck to you both.

 

[Beth G.]

thank you I know I'm going to need it with the competition I'm going up against

I'm going to try and get lots of pictures of Cochins, Silkies, and a few other breeds for folks to look at

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That sound so fun, so many birds!
Good luck to you both.

 

[Bo Garrett]

Set my first large cochin eggs last week and four of the five are fertile. All blues being set right now as that is the only variety laying.

Bo

 

[pogoforeman]

Here are my new Mottled Bantam Cochin I just picked up. I have a trio and they are 8 months old

 

[hokankai]

I've gotta say, I have fallen in LOVE with cochins and want more! Here's my little girl Violet who is 8 months old and has yet to lay me an egg.