Hey Patty, Gator, Mike and other mille cochin enthusiasts

[Msbear]

Thanks so much!! I've been super busy here and haven't had much time to work on the page... hopefully this evening.

 

[tate]

i got this email from this person i told them if they wanted to work on milli cochins i would not use the rooster they want to use he looks to me like he has alot of d'uccle in him i guess they can get eggs from the other gal lol see what you guys think



I was wondering if you sell any eggs from your mille fleur cochins, if I understood right you are working on some. I have a rooster that I'd like to get some hens from. I've also got a name for another gal who's working on them
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/Rivendell_Chinchillas/chickchick2.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/Rivendell_Chinchillas/chickchick.jpg

 

[JOSHSBANTAMS]

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I would bet that it's not too far off from D'uccle, probably one generation or so. I wouldn't want to use it. They should try and find some from someone else. There's plenty of us out here breeding much better birds now.

 

[Krys109uk]

I shouldn't know a typey pekin/cochin bantam if it bit me, but the bird in question appears to be lacking a columbian gene. Still, I expect the chap will be grateful if you all give him help & advice.

 

[Msbear]

He contacted me too. I told him I thought the bird was pretty but wasn't sure where it would get him... didn't even think to mention the d'uccleness

I suggested he purchase some eggs from Lynne or Tate to get himself a jump on his project.

 

[cicene mete]

Here are my two little cockerels. They came from Ralph ("Tate"), and they are now 14 weeks old. At this point, they look fairly different from each other, but I'm a neophyte when it comes to breeding and standards and don't know what exactly to look for.

I do know that they have great personalities and are fantastic pets!

 

[tate]

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he wanted some hens to breed to the rooster he had told him breeding to that rooster would make alot of work for him said there are enough millis around sothat he could start with good ones if he wanted to breed millis he said he wanted to use his rooster i told him to get eggs from the other person cause i didnt have any that rooster he wants to use he can use on sombody elses birds he thinks the bird is a great milli cochin sent him some pics of mine he sent a email back saying he guessed milli cochin wasnt the way to go with the rooster i told he would have better luck if he got some d'uccle hens cause he looked more d'uccle than cochin he said thanks

 

[amazondoc]

My new camera came in the mail today, so I took a few pics of some of my older pullets to play with it.

You can see them here:

http://eggheadhill.smugmug.com/gallery/9041165_coNoF

ETA -- I forgot to mention, these pullets were hatched between late April and early May.

 

[cicene mete]

Hi Tate,
How you like how the boys are looking?

Amazondoc, those are some pretty pullets. Even I can see that

 

[bantyman]

Hey Doc

The pullets turned out real nice Hope you get more like them How many is there? Looks like just the one If theres more they could be twins

Mike