How does one make a chocolate bird?

[Kittenplay]

The first hatch is all black with feathered feet. Next month the first roo’s will be bred back to Chocolste hens.

 

[lilwanderer]

I actually found chocolate cochin bantam biddies a few months ago- And I'll be able to get more eventually. (Probably will be soon.)
I only got 4 originally, 3 are still will me, almost 3 months old. (Hatched February 5th.)
1 for sure cockerel, 1 for sure pullet, 1 im not sure about yet. (Leaning cockerel though.)
So my odds aren't right, should've been the other way around lol.
I plan on putting them in with blue and blacks later this year- For chocolate mottled however, that might have to wait until next year, or whenever I get my hands on mottled cochins.
Took these a week ago, the pullet is the big one in the back- Cockerel is obvious.Then the little one who can't identify themselves yet, this week I've noticed it's comb is a bit more red now.

 

[Kittenplay]

How did that hatch turn out? Would love to see pictures. I am fixing to start a similar project and another color/pattern with my Cochin Bantams too

Finally made it to chocolate. These are my F1b babies. The pictures do not give these babies justice. They are a beautiful chocolate color, a little darker than the Orpingtons . To get this color: I bred a black Cochin rooster with a chocolate Orpington hen, then bred the roo offspring back to a chocolate Orpington hen. I hatched out 7. Three are chocolate Roos, two have feathered legs and feet. The rest are black hens without the feathered feet.

 

[lilwanderer]

Hey that's awesome! You're working towards Large Fowl Chocolate Cochins or? I forgot whether or not you mentioned what breed exactly.

Finally made it to chocolate. These are my F1b babies. The pictures do not give these babies justice. They are a beautiful chocolate color, a little darker than the Orpingtons . To get this color: I bred a black Cochin rooster with a chocolate Orpington hen, then bred the roo offspring back to a chocolate Orpington hen. I hatched out 7. Three are chocolate Roos, two have feathered legs and feet. The rest are black hens without the feathered feet.

I've added these guys to my breeding program. Chocolate Orpingtons, these guys are huge! One of my hens is likely between 8-9 pounds.

 

[Kittenplay]

Hey that's awesome! You're working towards Large Fowl Chocolate Cochins or? I forgot whether or not you mentioned what breed exactly.

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I've added these guys to my breeding program. Chocolate Orpingtons, these guys are huge! One of my hens is likely between 8-9 pounds.

Thanks. Yes, LF chocolate Cochin is what I’m working towards. I wish I would have started out with a chocolate Orpington roo but I couldn’t find one at the time.

 

[lilwanderer]

Thanks. Yes, LF chocolate Cochin is what I’m working towards. I wish I would have started out with a chocolate Orpington roo but I couldn’t find one at the time.

That would be awesome. I haven't seen very many LF Cochins in that color. I have a single bantam chocolate cochin girl who started laying recently, she's in my bbs pen under a blue roo. I plan on keeping a chocolate split roo once I hatch from them. I'll be trying to get a mauve birds.
I have a chocolate mottled girl too with them, same plan, she's the only mottled bird though.
But I'll be keeping a rooster from her to cross back and maybe some pullets too.
Even though they're out there already, I think some mottled mauve would be cool to have and make myself lol. It'll just take time, she hasn't started laying yet.

 

[janiedoe]

 

[Sadieneally]

Thanks. Yes, LF chocolate Cochin is what I’m working towards. I wish I would have started out with a chocolate Orpington roo but I couldn’t find one at the time.

I picked up a choc Orpington rooster today in hopes of pairing him with my standard black Cochin hens. I understand their offspring would be sex linked- and give chocolate females but what should I do after that? Breed back to a black cochin to keep the “Cochin” look? Or breed to the split offspring cockerels from the first set of offspring? In hopes for both a chocolate roo & chocolate hen? So much to consider!

 

[lilwanderer]

I picked up a choc Orpington rooster today in hopes of pairing him with my standard black Cochin hens. I understand their offspring would be sex linked- and give chocolate females but what should I do after that? Breed back to a black cochin to keep the “Cochin” look? Or breed to the split offspring cockerels from the first set of offspring? In hopes for both a chocolate roo & chocolate hen? So much to consider!

Is the orpington boy English or American?
English orpingtons already have a similar structure to cochins, just lack feathering.
If you were to breed splits back to the hen you'd maintain the cochin look, but the chocolate would take longer to achieve.
Of the first offspring I would keep the ones who inherited the most feathering.
If you're good with the full sibling thing, you could breed them and take the best chocolate sons from those pairing and then cross back to the hens and just go from there.
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My chocolate orpingtons boy for fun:
He's english, or so I was told.
His parents look to be english, I'm guessing he's still feeling out at 8 months.

His hens:
These girls are American:

 

[Sadieneally]

Is the orpington boy English or American?
English orpingtons already have a similar structure to cochins, just lack feathering.
If you were to breed splits back to the hen you'd maintain the cochin look, but the chocolate would take longer to achieve.
Of the first offspring I would keep the ones who inherited the most feathering.
If you're good with the full sibling thing, you could breed them and take the best chocolate sons from those pairing and then cross back to the hens and just go from there.
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My chocolate orpingtons boy for fun:
He's english, or so I was told.
His parents look to be english, I'm guessing he's still feeling out at 8 months.
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His hens:
These girls are American:
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Yours are beautiful!!! Thank you so much for the information, I’m going to put this in my notes! I’m up for the challenge! I believe my choc rooster is English but not 100% positive.