Cochins - barred or cuckoo?

[NellaBean]

I have posted this group a few times......and gotten mixed answers, so I will try again now that they are older.

Are these bad quality barred....or cuckoo....or something else?

 

[KellyHM]

They look like Cuckoo to me, but I am by no means an expert. Either way they are I'd love to have some eggs from them....they're very pretty!

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

Nella Don't know either but I have one that loooks the same. She is dark blue black barred. Here is a pic of Dutchess I will be interested to hear what others say.

 

[waibel zoo]

I can't tell the difference from barred to cuckoo anywho.

The only thing I waould say about your cochins is their tails are not the fluffiest. But that might come with a few more months of feathering out.

 

[NellaBean]

They are only about 13 weeks old, so get poofier by the day, it seems.

Micki, where did you get yours? it does look just like one of mine.

Kelly, I don't have a cochin roo, so anything from them would be a mix (probably with either blue andalusian or rir, depending on where they end up). I think mixing them with a white roo would be interesting.

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

I don't know about Nella's but Dutchess is only 4 months old. She is a giant cochin and has alot of growing to do. I am sure she will fluff out as she matures.

Nella My pullet came from our own eggs. Her mother is a blue cochin and her Daddy is well I call him a bronze barred cochin. He has a brown and gold barring. It looks similar in color to a bronze turkey. The breeder I got him from said he came from white rooster and a blue mother. When he was young he was the same color as Dutchess I am anxious to see if she changes color as well. Here is a picture of the Daddy

 

[krazycow6]

White legs on Daddy tell me Cuckoo and not barred. Barred are yellow legs.