Cochin Thread!!!

[wildwoodcochins]

Well that's what I'm trying to find out.. what is she?

looks to be a buff columbian but it's hard to tell without more pictures of the back etc. Here's some of my buff columbians to compare to~

can any of you tell me what color June is going to be?

She's 8 days old and I'm pretty sure she's a girl. She's a cochin (obviously which is why I'm posting in this thread)

 

[wildwoodcochins]

looking at her again, she may also possibly be a Mille Fleur cochin~

 

[swheat]

Thanks. After i got it off, (warm cloth), he went and did his business really fast. How do i stop this from happening again.

Try sprinkling some play sand over their feed. I have the same problem when I raised Seramas, a friend of mine told me about the 'play sand' and I never had pasty butt again with those tiny chicks(not sure exactly what it does, except aid in digestion but it worked for me).

 

[NanaKat]

Oh dear, obviously Bo understood your question about Mottleds much better than I did. I forgot that they have the tuxedo pattern when young and was only thinking of a bird that already had it's mottled pattern. Sorry for misunderstanding your question, and I'm so glad you got the necessary feedback about your birds.

Thank you lilcrow...Both Bo's and your comments were helpful.

NanaKat,
The large fowl pullets will feather completely before the cockerels will and the cockerels will have obviously larger abdomens at an early age. I can sex them about 100% at a week to two weeks by the abdomens alone.
The black cockerel you show pictured doesn't look to have come from my bloodlines just by looking at his general type and head structure. Beware those who will sell birds using another breeder line as their selling point. When birds leave my place they become the property of the owner and their breeding program, I have no control over their further breeding or care. Given his lack of head structure and cushion as well as the slipped wing I would not put him in a breeding pen as you will only get more of the same. There are times when others here feel I may be a bit critical but when asked questions, especially if the birds are referenced as from my line, I will give you an honest and truthful assessment of the bird based on the question asked.

Yes, the mottled birds will loose the white breast feathers for black feathers tipped with white.

If you desire birds from my line please do not hesitate to PM me for bird availability this fall as I will deliver to shows I attend or ship.

P.S.
Your splash chicks look very good and are pullets the black is a cockerel.

Blessings to you,


Bo

Bo, Thank you for the sage advice. And I appreciaet the desire to encourage caution. Your bloodline has an impeccable reputation. The honest and direct response to my question about breeding was exactly what I sought in asking. The cockerel will not be used for breeding. I appreciate the coaching and the comment on the splash pullets. Certainly, I will contact you this fall.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Try sprinkling some play sand over their feed. I have the same problem when I raised Seramas, a friend of mine told me about the 'play sand' and I never had pasty butt again with those tiny chicks(not sure exactly what it does, except aid in digestion but it worked for me).

Thank you for the tip. I will try that today.
Craig

 

[ki4got]

ok along a similar note, i picked up 3 chicks the other day, i'm also pretty sure are cochins.

any idea on the color(s)? pretty sure they're all pullets

i know it's not the greatest pic, but they don't like to pose yet...

 

[ki4got]

and i keep meaning to ask... is anyone familiar with Ideal's chicks? i'm wondering what sort of quality they're likely to be.

they're both pullets,about 3 weeks old, and it's also curious that the black is taking forever to feather in while the white is already nearly fully feathered.

and that little silkie chick i got with the cochin chicks just HAS to be in every pic i take, and has adopted the oldest black chick (about 5 weeks) as 'momma' and is frequently seen sleeping on or under her... LOL

 

[lilcrow]

I'm going to guess Partridge on these. I would have said the same thing about the other chicks, but not being able to see their back makes it really hard to offer a good guess. The chipmunk stripes are the markings you would expect to see on the Partridge, The Buff Columbians have more of the smudged dark look on their backs like Twyla showed you on her chicks.

ok along a similar note, i picked up 3 chicks the other day, i'm also pretty sure are cochins.

any idea on the color(s)? pretty sure they're all pullets

i know it's not the greatest pic, but they don't like to pose yet...

 

[tiki244]

What beautiful pictures of these cochins. Pages and pages of them. I just love it. And all different colors. Getting my cochin fix for the day! lol I had 4 baby blues hatch yesterday so my count is at 16 now. 3 of them are splash. What is a good number to hatch in order to pick out some good ones that I want to keep?
I am going to go check the abdomens on the older chicks. I did notice that some of the older ones with larger combs seemed to have a larger body area.

 

[ki4got]

I'm going to guess Partridge on these. I would have said the same thing about the other chicks, but not being able to see their back makes it really hard to offer a good guess. The chipmunk stripes are the markings you would expect to see on the Partridge, The Buff Columbians have more of the smudged dark look on their backs like Twyla showed you on her chicks.

actually i'm starting to think the lightest one might not be a cochin. looks like he's got puffy cheeks... but the other 2 don't have stripes, they're more of a beige/greyish color (darker than Twyla's) and the flights are coming in buff with some black down the middle. *shrug* guess we'll figure it out in another few weeks. till then it's interesting watching them grow.