Large Fowl Cochin Thread

[pinkwindsong]

is that a blue Americauna looking at your hen in the one pic? all your birds are just beautiful
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[Bo Garrett]

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Standardized varieties are:
black
blue
white
buff
partridge
gold laced
silver laced
barred
brown

Non-standardized varieties that I know of are:
lemon blue
brown red
red
columbian
mottled


I didn't have my Standard of Perfection handy so I may have missed one or two but I think this is close. I have always wanted to make birchen large fowl cochins but after several attempts I gave that one up. I am working on browns and brown reds. The browns were once shown in very good quality by several breeders and about 30 years ago or so they went the way of the dinosaur. The genetics still exist so I am trying to find the combination. I am also working on Mottled which are a very striking variety, I have hatched about 100 of these this year.
Tom, did I miss any?

Blessings to all,


Bo

Nope, you got all the recognized varieties.

Also, to clarify some of the other entries regarding AOV. You can show any of the varieties that Bo mentioned above in his list of Non-Standard varieties as those colors. For instance if you are filling out your entry form for the show for a Large Mottled Cochin, you'd enter it as a Mottled Cochin. The AOV comes into play only when there are awards for AOV, which is fairly rare, and then it's usually considered AOV (all other varieties) other than Black or White when awards come into play. Now, there are occasions when AOV would be considered an appropriate submission on the entry form, but that's usually when you don't know what variety it is. I see this alot with Ameraucanas, and those are normally hatchery birds whose only real claim to the Ameraucana breed type is that they lay blue/green eggs. They got a dose of the dominant EE genes and voila', Ameraucana.

Bo, I have a good strategy for large Birchens if you are interested. I've seen nice LF Birchens produced out of the crosses used.

PM or e-mail me the strategy, this has been my favorite variety in all breeds for a long time. There just aren't very many good birchens out there to get started with or I would work harder on them. I have one birchen bantam cock bird left and two half blooded hens. Large birchens, just think of the possibilities, wow! I thought about using light brahmas to make columbian LF but I'm running out of room.

Bo

 

[sjarvis00]

Bo,
I have a few Columbian Wyandotte that hatch single combed on occasion. We started working toward Columbian LF earlier this year. If you would like to persue it I will gladdly give a few of the single combed wyandotte, or you can come by sometime and look for yourself before comitting to that effort.
had planned on getting with you later in the year for a nice white pullet or two to help move the project along.

 

[dak]

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PMing you.

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

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Standardized varieties are:
black
blue
white
buff
partridge
gold laced
silver laced
barred
brown

Non-standardized varieties that I know of are:
lemon blue
brown red
red
columbian
mottled


I didn't have my Standard of Perfection handy so I may have missed one or two but I think this is close. I have always wanted to make birchen large fowl cochins but after several attempts I gave that one up. I am working on browns and brown reds. The browns were once shown in very good quality by several breeders and about 30 years ago or so they went the way of the dinosaur. The genetics still exist so I am trying to find the combination. I am also working on Mottled which are a very striking variety, I have hatched about 100 of these this year.
Tom, did I miss any?

Blessings to all,


Bo

Definitely putting mottled on my wish list. Also, I have see a couple of different things being referred to as Lemon blue. I do have a buff/ blue cross - is that what is referred to as lemon blue?
[URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/83611_004.jpg[/url]

Here is a link to the lemon blue thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=226606

 

[banjoejoe4783]

i would like to share my progect color LF cochin golden partrege

and a close up on the fether color/patern

still in the progect stage but have made great progress

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Question for you all, my cochin cockerel (3 months old) looks like he's growing a beard. Does this mean he's crossed with something else? or is that normal? I don't see any bearded cochins here!!

 

[sjarvis00]

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never seen a bearded cochin, it may be something else in there, the gene controlling feathering of teh legs is dominant to clean leg, just because it is feather legged doeas not make it a cochin..

 

[pinkwindsong]

I dont think I have ever seen a LF blue cochin.. Ive seen the bantems.. I bet the blue with the size to them are outstanding! would love to see pic of someones colors.. all colors...

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[kaitlyn_rae2003]

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The LF blues are my absolute favorite! I have 7 one week old babies! and another batch hatching!!!! Cant wait! I dont have any pics of adult blues, maybe someone else can chime in, but I am lovin my lil peeps!