Guys? Confusion? 🤔

[lilwanderer]

Hatching from my white cochins for the first time-
They've started pipping-
The others so far have the pink/yellow beaks- I'm assuming they'll be white like their parents.
I did not expect anything other than white, but I've got a chick with a black beak...? - explain?
I did hear cochins are usually recessive, but i didn't think anything they might be hiding would show with white over white.

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

Hatching from my white cochins for the first time-
They've started pipping-
The others so far have the pink/yellow beaks- I'm assuming they'll be white like their parents.
I did not expect anything other than white, but I've got a chick with a black beak...? - explain?
I did hear cochins are usually recessive, but i didn't think anything they might be hiding would show with white over white.
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I think we should wait for the little guy to hatch before we decide what’s happened.

 

[lilwanderer]

I think we should wait for the little guy to hatch before we decide what’s happened.

Yeah probably would give a better idea-
I just saw the black beak and it lost me.

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

Yeah probably would give a better idea-
I just saw the black beak and it lost me.

Yes, I’m interested too. Has it hatched yet?

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I know black cochins can have black beaks like the picture below. But ive never seen a white cochin with a black beak. It will be interesting to see if it stays that color after hatch.

 

[lilwanderer]

Yes, I’m interested too. Has it hatched yet?

Unfortunately no- I keep checking though
Little guy probably won't hatch until late tonight unless he decides to zip early.
He hasn't been pipped very long.
I believe his mama is my only white frizzle girl- The rest are smooth. The frizzle tends to lay a different egg shape than the others. Could be wrong though.
Here they are, roo is in the background on some.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Unfortunately no- I keep checking though
Little guy probably won't hatch until late tonight unless he decides to zip early.
He hasn't been pipped very long.
I believe his mama is my only white frizzle girl- The rest are smooth. The frizzle tends to lay a different egg shape than the others. Could be wrong though.
Here they are, roo is in the background on some.
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Your cochins are adorable!
I have Ayam Cemani eggs hatching and they all waited till this morning to hatch after pipping yesterday. Overnight i was up 6 times to see if they hatched

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

In theory you could have a heterozygous dominant white bred to another heterozygous dominant white or a recessive white resulting in a black. If they are all related it’s more likely that they are all recessive white or dominant white, if they are not all related this is more likely.

 

[lilwanderer]

Your cochins are adorable!
I have Ayam Cemani eggs hatching and they all waited till this morning to hatch after pipping yesterday. Overnight i was up 6 times to see if they hatched

Mine didn't start pipping until 4-5:00 this morning and that would've been day 22-
As of tonight the ones that pipped this morning still haven't hatched but are lively, so i suppose day 23 may show something. .
Im used to my eggs starting to pip on day 19 and hatching by the night of day 20- so this is odd for me, despite day 21 being the norm for most chicken eggs.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Mine didn't start pipping until 4-5:00 this morning and that would've been day 22-
As of tonight the ones that pipped this morning still haven't hatched but are lively, so i suppose day 23 may show something. .
Im used to my eggs starting to pip on day 19 and hatching by the night of day 20- so this is odd for me, despite day 21 being the norm for most chicken eggs.

Its day 21 for my eggs. I have 2 hatched one more pipped. And im hoping for one more, but two didnt develop past day 14.