Hi all,
Got a chance to read Most of the thread again - I'll give kind of brief of my birds so far - and intent for the future - with a heavy leaning on ~expert~advice because Mille Fleur, especially the Cochins, is a favorite.
I have 2 roosters that I got as "Project Mille Fleur Cochins" from Eggchel, here on BYC - no, I didnt ask their backgrounds....I also got 6 Project Mille Fleur Cochin hens from her. They are mostly Buff, with mottled white, and some spots of black on a couple of them...2 were near laying egg, the other four were still peeping, this was in 01/09...The roosters and hens have nice bodies and feathering - I can post pics of each if you like for opinions -
Today, I am the proud recipient of Eggs from Lynne!! So I wil be able to have a start in some of the very pretty Mille Fleur Cochins!!
So depending on my hatch results - and since Lynne already has the best...should I just scrap the original "Project" cochins I have and not use them to breed with, ever? I have never hatched from them - I didnt know what to do, what to add to the lines, since I dont know their background...Should I continue with Lynnes birds only, or will there be traits in my existing flock that would be useful??
What I know about Genetics, you could put in a thimble!
Tina