Cochin Thread!!!

[MrsChickendad]

Actually, he is normally much curlier, but it was a rainy day, and his feathers go straight, unlike my hair which just gets frizzy!

 

[chickenmaniac]

My Blue cochin- 1 month old! she is supposed to be a pullet, but im thinking a cockrel! what do you guys think?

 

[Desirai]

I'm thinking AWWWWW LOOKIT ITS WIDDLE FEETSIES

what do you guys think?

 

[thecochincoop]

that looks suspiciously like a cockerel to me too

My Blue cochin- 1 month old! she is supposed to be a pullet, but im thinking a cockrel! what do you guys think?

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Not true. He's a sure frizzle and carries the gene.
Frizzles frizzle out at different rates. Some are even smooth feather and carry the gene.
Here is mine. She will carry the gene and 30-40% of her hatch will be frizzled and all carry the gene.

I'm going to breed her with my light brahma if my LB is a boy.

Why to a light Brahma? A Columbian Cochin would make more sense to me.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

My Blue cochin- 1 month old! she is supposed to be a pullet, but im thinking a cockrel! what do you guys think?

NOT a pullet in my opinion. Foot and leg color also an issue.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

The talk about frizzle and the frizzle gene made me look for a post from Casey a few months back. He explained frizzle well in 1 paragraph. Here is the post from Casey.



No, one parent has to be frizzled. If you take two smooth birds from a frizzle x smooth mating and cross them together you will not get frizzles. In order to breed frizzles, one parent has to be frizzled, not just carrying the gene for frizzling, and one bird should be smooth. You dont have to have a smooth bird carrying those genes to cross over a frizzle to get nice frizzles, but if you do have a bird carrying the frizzle gene and breed it over a frizzle the feathering will be of better quality. When breeding or showing frizzles, the key is to not sacrifice the type of the breed its representing at the same time controling the quality of feathering. Frizzles feathers should be very wide/broad and have a nice even curl. And when showing, its important to bathe and dry the birds thoroughly. A frizzle will not show its real potential unless its feathers are clean.

 

[lilcrow]

So glad you found this Craig. I was very concerned when she said she was going to breed two frizzles together since I know first hand from seeing it what can come of that, it's really kind of sad.
I also agree with you about breeding that chick to a Columbian since it is obviously Columbian.

The talk about frizzle and the frizzle gene made me look for a post from Casey a few months back. He explained frizzle well in 1 paragraph. Here is the post from Casey.



No, one parent has to be frizzled. If you take two smooth birds from a frizzle x smooth mating and cross them together you will not get frizzles. In order to breed frizzles, one parent has to be frizzled, not just carrying the gene for frizzling, and one bird should be smooth. You dont have to have a smooth bird carrying those genes to cross over a frizzle to get nice frizzles, but if you do have a bird carrying the frizzle gene and breed it over a frizzle the feathering will be of better quality. When breeding or showing frizzles, the key is to not sacrifice the type of the breed its representing at the same time controling the quality of feathering. Frizzles feathers should be very wide/broad and have a nice even curl. And when showing, its important to bathe and dry the birds thoroughly. A frizzle will not show its real potential unless its feathers are clean.

 

[Nicole01]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicole01 Not true. He's a sure frizzle and carries the gene. Frizzles frizzle out at different rates. Some are even smooth feather and carry the gene. Here is mine. She will carry the gene and 30-40% of her hatch will be frizzled and all carry the gene. I'm going to breed her with my light brahma if my LB is a boy. Why to a light Brahma? A Columbian Cochin would make more sense to me.

Because that's what I have in my flock. I have a light brahma that I think is a boy. I will keep all the chicks I breed.

I have never seen a Columbian cochin color in our local area. It would be nice. . My Cochin wants to be a momma really badly. She keeps sitting on the eggs.

 

[chicknadventure]

 So glad you found this Craig. I was very concerned when she said she was going to breed two frizzles together since I know first hand from seeing it what can come of that, it's really kind of sad.
I also agree with you about breeding that chick to a Columbian since it is obviously Columbian.

What is sad? Is the gene damaging to the bird somehow? I dont know much about the genetics yet....is it like a double merle australian shepherd?