Cutest Feathered Foot Chicks and Pullets--------------- Ends 8/14/12

[Mr. Ree]

Bantam Red Cochin, 3 days old.



~Casey

 

[richsbabycakes]

I just got another feather footed chick today! Her name is Beauty and we were told she's a frizzled Brahma:

 

[AinaWGSD]

Name: Pad-a-may (from StarWars)
Breed: Bantam Cochin
Age: approx. 4 months

These photos are about a month old but she hasn't changed much

DS2 trying to feed a meal worm to his chicken

If the bird in those pictures is only 2 months old, I'm almost 100% positive that Pad-a-may is a boy!

A pullet shouldn't have a comb that pronounced and red until she is almost ready to start laying eggs...usually 5-6 months old at the earliest.

 

[CGinJCMO]

If the bird in those pictures is only 2 months old, I'm almost 100% positive that Pad-a-may is a boy!

A pullet shouldn't have a comb that pronounced and red until she is almost ready to start laying eggs...usually 5-6 months old at the earliest.

When the comb and waddle first started turning red, I thought the same thing. (BTW, he/she's 3 months old in those photos, not that it makes that much difference in red facial features) But when I compare combs & waddles to another bantam cochin the same age, they are not as big. I did some searching on cochins looking at photos and I think that's just the way they are. However, if I'm wrong, please let me know. (please give me links to photos) I admit that I did the research, and didn't start yet another "What do I have" thread and therefore I could easily be incorrect.

The bantam chicks were assorted, that's why we've got variety:
We have: DS1's one d'uccle roo (that I've heard crowing from) and one Old English Game Bantam pullet (I know she is a she).
DS2's black cochin roo and buff cochin ??? I haven't heard any crowing from either of the cochins yet.
If I need to convince my 8 year old that he has two cockerels and that he'll need to give them up, I need time for him to get used to the idea. I think a couple of cochin bantams are easier to give away than one cochin and one d'uccle. Plus, only one boy would have to be responsible for taking care of the bantams. DS2 seems to spend more time with the OEGB pullet than with his cochins but not sure DS1 would be "nice" and allow little brother to claim her.

I've also got 3 full-sized roos for 10 full-sized pullets so at least one of those roos has to go. Maybe I can find homes for all three at once.

Well, it's past my bedtime (dark circles under my eyes) and I can't make any decisions right now anyway.
CG

CG

 

[Mr. Ree]

Thats a cockerel. His hackle and saddle feathers give him away.


~Casey

 

[CGinJCMO]

I was studying him and I'm not even sure that he's a cochin anymore. The tail feathers are different from the black cochin roo. They stick up instead of rounding into a more circular pattern. Whatever, I think you all are more knowledgable than me about him being a roo and not a pullet. I've convinced my son to sell them (hope we can get them actually sold) and I've already found him a Blue D'uccle pullet to buy (negotiations pending).

 

[Mr. Ree]

Well, he is a Cochin. They generally take a lot longer than other breeds to fully mature and look like they are supposed to. If he is only 3.5 months then he still has a whole lot of growing and maturing to do, and his looks will change with age as well. The thing with Cochins is to be patient, they kinda do things their own way when it comes to raising them. Lol.


~Casey

 

[WRVgirl]

Name: Prim
Breed: Silkie Bantam
Age: 3 weeks




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Name: Uggles [my husband named her after those boots all the celebrities used to wear]
Breed: Cochin
Age: 6 weeks

 

[Nike]

Wow!! There are some really cute ones here!!!

Name: Peach
Breed: buff cochin
Age: 4 weeks old

 

[Denise661]

Medusa Silkie: Porcelain? Pullet 5 months