Coloration Help?

[KelseyCochin]

Help me figure out what the standard names of these Cochins would be? Sorry for the red tint from their heat lamps. Yes, I use hear lamps. I’m a long-time reptile keeper. I stand by the lamp. No lectures, please!

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Can you turn them off for pictures please.

 

[junebuggena]

Natural lighting photos please. And those birds are feathered in, they are long past needing heat lamps.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Lol very true. Mine that age have been outside for weeks. Yes, it's cold here.

 

[KelseyCochin]

I will take better pics later. It’s been about 19 degrees here, and there’s snow everywhere, so I’m hesitant to lose the lamps.

 

[KelseyCochin]

I’m so paranoid because many of my friends have lost birds to the cold recently.

 

[Welshies]

Really? I doubt your friends have lost birds to the cold. 19 is not that cold (no offense- I understand cold is relative!)
My birds are alive and thriving with no heat (well, my adults) in MINUS 50 (yes, five zero) degrees Farehneit.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Yeah it's been single digits at night here and they have been fine.

When we go from a warm house to outside we put on a coat which helps make the temperature change not be such a shock. The birds don't have that option and will acclimate to the temps better if they aren't going from a very warm area out into the cold.

 

[junebuggena]

I've had 5 week old chicks outside without heat during a 17F cold snap. It wasn't supposed to get that cold, but it did. The chicks were just fine. As long as they have a shelter so they can get out of the wind, they don't need extra heat.