Large Fowl Cochin Thread

[Bo Garrett]

This is good information and all partridge cochin breeders need to have this to improve the type and size of their birds. Rudy, yes your birds looked smaller than the blacks and whites at the Shawnee show but this was due to lack of feather mass and overall type which is lacking in most partridge today. As far as color is concerned your males are spot on, the female that died on me a few days ago was also a spot on color bird that weighed about 9 lbs but didn't have the cushion or thigh fluff to give her that massive appearance of the blacks, whites and buffs. I have a male from Jim Kangas that is as large a male has I have seen and he is very typey but his color is weak (light), I currently have him in with the remaining pullet. I don't know if I'll try the black to partridge mating this year since I already have 200+ chicks out and feed is higher than gas right now.
Tom is right that you need to get the best black males or females you can find to improve the type, type is first all else is second. It would seem that the partridge is not completely recessive to the black if it causes colored males in the f1's which is why you can get pretty decent color in the f2's. This aspect is very promising in that, like the pullet Tom showed above, you may be able to get very good type and decent coloring in a relative short period of time.
Good discussion, let's keep it going.

Bo

 

[sweeterdeeter42]

My LF brood. Looking like 2 roos, 2 pullets and 1 questionable.

One of my pullets. I think she has a very nice body and leg feathering, but BLACK toes and shanks.

Three of them.

 

[mjgigax]

GOOD information! Thank You Gentlemen, I am learning so much and it is good to see this LF thread going.
And once again I am so happy to have chosen cochins as the breed for my little flock. I enjoy so much about them.
I am brooding 3 black copper marans, for my neighbor, in with my month old hatches. When I cleaned the brooder yesterday all three of those little buggers pecked me but not one of my cochins did.

 

[rtroxel]

Well, I've finally taken a few new pics. Here is the link to my Partridge Cochin page

https://sites.google.com/site/triangleacrespoultry/professional/Freelancer

 

[MetalSmitten]

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Your birds and gorgeous! (And Hoosiers, to boot!

) Do you ever sell chicks or hatching eggs? I'm looking for both Cochins and some SL Wyandottes, and you're about the closest person I've found to me with both. No worries if you're not selling, but I thought I'd ask.

 

[farmerChef]

Posted newer pics of my now 5 weeks old "pullets" from Welp. Please go and let me know what you think!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6165630#p6165630

 

[Rebecky54]

I'm so glad I found this thread!! I subscribe to the other thread, but as has been said, it's mostly bantams. I have wanted LF Cochins for as long as I can remember. Last summer I was visiting a "chicken friend" and he had a VG quality rooster. I had to take him home and then we bought some pullets from Welp because we couldn't find any pullets locally. I will post pics tomorrow. I have 6 chicks hatched this year -- so far I think they are black and splash. I would love to know a source for SQ B/B/S chicks or eggs.

Becky in NoDak

 

[rtroxel]

So with these big birds, we sometimes get fertility issues. What do you all do to boost fertility?

I trimmed up the feathers and that usually helps. Any other great tips?

 

[queenbeezz]

Just wanted you all to meet Fugly, my big Cochin boy.

He was such an ugly chick and teen but he's a pretty boy now. He was very slow to mature, 9 mo to a year old before he reached maturity.

This was taken a year ago.

 

[tandersphoenix]

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Wow! Those are probably the best Partridge I have seen Thanks for sharing those pictures!!