January Hatch-a-long 2018

[UThobbyfarmer]

I love, love, Bantam cochins! Like the large breed too, but too big for my back yard. I've hatched for so many years. I had so much fun hatching this breed, or that, just to see them. I love getting the eggs now. I need to have some color in there, so I have an EE or OE out there. Right now, I have a different girl out there for green egg. She's a cuckoo bluebar. Lays great. Especially for a beginner. I wasn't sure I was going to like that comb at first, but now I think it's cute.View attachment 1242957 View attachment 1242958 View attachment 1242960

I have some Bantam Cochins too! They're my favorite chickens. I'm hoping for a nice little breeding group to hatch and sell hatching eggs. Currently rooster heavy so we'll see if that works out. Here they are. The little ones are 14 weeks. The big roo hatched August 5th.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Do you have any pictures??? Ours is so rambunctious. He’s more of a puppy now than when he looked like a puppy!

Here you go. These are from this morning. He has good endurance but not overly hyper. He does jump up on people and opportunistically counter surfs. So there's plenty of work to be done still.

 

[chickenmama109]

I love this shirt! Where did you get it?

We made it lol I love it too

 

[ChickenHermit]

I have some Bantam Cochins too! They're my favorite chickens. I'm hoping for a nice little breeding group to hatch and sell hatching eggs. Currently rooster heavy so we'll see if that works out. Here they are. The little ones are 14 weeks. The big roo hatched August 5th.

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I love your silver birchen roo there- he's gorgeous! I'm also a big fan of cochins- cochins and cochin mixes make up the majority of my flock. They have such wonderful personalities, and so many colors! Hope you get many girls with your young ones.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Take care I hope everything will go well for you! A couple of years ago I had something funny happen, where I was talking really slow, we were worried it was a stroke, we went in and they could not find anything, they did MRI's everything. I think it was just food allergies though probably made my throat tight, and swollen.

 

[picanins]

Take care I hope everything will go well for you! A couple of years ago I had something funny happen, where I was talking really slow, we were worried it was a stroke, we went in and they could not find anything, they did MRI's everything. I think it was just food allergies though probably made my throat tight, and swollen.

YIKES!!! That sounds scarry!!! Glad you made a full recovery!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

So I went ahead and candled the 2 eggs I was questioning, It was the one in the top left corner one of mine and one of the Ayam cemani eggs. The one in the corner didn't have any veins so I popped it open and it looked like it quit on day 10 not even any feathers, The AC looked like it quit on day 15, The veins were all thick and clotty looking (not red) in the candling.I popped it open too. It had all black feathers, but the toes were very tiny under developed don't cry for me though, I have plenty to work with.

 

[gimmie birdies]

UT, I had a LO hen and gave her eggs to a friend who had a cochin rooster, when i wanted fertile eggs she gave me some of her eggs mixed with that cochin rooster, and I hatched out this hen...

I call her Bluebelle.

 

[gimmie birdies]

today, On face book I befriended a lady whom I never met, but she is a cousin from Norway.

 

[picanins]

On face book I befriended a lady whom I never met, but she is a cousin from Norway.

NO FREEEEEEAKING WAY!!!!! That's crazy. 6 degrees of separation doing it's 'thang!!! So cool!!!