Cochin Thread!!!

Yes, he was pretty young, about 7 months. I still have the pullet. In fact, she has done the best at shows out of all my birds. I actually won Grand Champion in showmanship at our county fair with her. I'm looking for a nice cockerel to breed her with. Someone told me Dottie Truedson has some really nice Cochins, has anyone heard of her?

I had sent you a PM before reading this asking about Dottie. Yes she is a breeder of Bantam Cochins. She is one of the 3 names I sent you. Here is a paragraph written by Casey a while back that really sums up breeding frizzles.

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.
Craig
 
Yes, he was pretty young, about 7 months. I still have the pullet. In fact, she has done the best at shows out of all my birds. I actually won Grand Champion in showmanship at our county fair with her. I'm looking for a nice cockerel to breed her with. Someone told me Dottie Truedson has some really nice Cochins, has anyone heard of her?

Sheryl Butler also has some very nice stock. I suggest her because I know she has birds to sale right now. Ger or Dottie have great birds.

~Casey
 
I know this board is going to be pretty quiet this weekend with so many heading to Columbus. So I just want to wish every one a great show and an even greater time with old friends, and making new friends!

Wish I could, but I hope you all know I'm there with you in spirit.

~Gail
 
I know this board is going to be pretty quiet this weekend with so many heading to Columbus. So I just want to wish every one a great show and an even greater time with old friends, and making new friends!

Wish I could, but I hope you all know I'm there with you in spirit.

~Gail
We will miss you Gail. We do so much wish you could be here. Anytime you think you can head this way, just say the word, I'll be more than happy to put you up.
 
Snapped a few pics of one of the pullets I have decided to keep. Out of the 6 I had kept to look over, I am keeping 2, and this pullet is one of them. I really like her, and think she will produce nice birds for me as well.






~Casey
 
She DOES look like a princess!
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