Cochin Thread!!!

[thecochincoop]

I think I would call that a golden duckwing

This is the male that is with her. What color would you call the hen above..

 

[mjgigax]

Oh My!

X2

 

[DANNY]

This is some of the females that come out of these birds

 

[DANNY]

Stephanie I hope you have better luck than I did. Out of 10 bs no fertile eggs.

 

[Funky Feathers]

My Butterscotch Call eggs are very fertile. I am hoping for a great hatch. It all depends on my Cochin hens.

 

[thecochincoop]

were these out of the white laced red and gold duckwing male? if so I'm guessing that she must have dominant white and they wouldn't help in my BLR program, beautiful birds though

This is some of the females that come out of these birds

 

[TinyBirds]

Wow! That buff-mottled is VERY pretty!!
I just got a choc-orp-bantam rooster and was planning on a choc-cochin-bantam project, but the color looks dull-black (not exciting at all) to me in person. Any ideas on why it shows up in photos as a pretty chocolate color? It seems soooo strange! Is it that way with dun-color too, where it looks different in person compared to photos? I was sooo hoping for the color like in the photo, but oh well, maybe it will get better when he gets his adult feathers. Here he is (age 2.5 months) taking care of some WFBS-bantam chicks (actually they're probably nearly as old as he is!)

 

[lilcrow]

Tiny Birds, Your rooster is adorable, love watching them with babies.

 

[NanaKat]

Question...does anyone with experience with broodie Cochins have any that cannabalized their own eggs? Delilah is sitting on eggs due to begin hatching tomorrow. She is a meticulous nest fussy and cleans her nest every day. She started out with 16 eggs. I removed three when I candled lase week. Now 3 OEGB eggs are gone and one of the Blue Wyandotte eggs.
Can the hen know when a chick has died in the shell or stopped growing?

 

[Coopa Cabana]

If they are eating the eggs, I would put some wooden eggs in the nest - some people just use golf balls. It will usually break them of the eating habit.

Question...does anyone with experience with broodie Cochins have any that cannabalized their own eggs? Delilah is sitting on eggs due to begin hatching tomorrow. She is a meticulous nest fussy and cleans her nest every day. She started out with 16 eggs. I removed three when I candled lase week. Now 3 OEGB eggs are gone and one of the Blue Wyandotte eggs.
Can the hen know when a chick has died in the shell or stopped growing?