Mille Cochin Info

[newgoosegirl]

Hello, I have something I would like to ask mille fleur cochin breeders. Does this pullet look like she could be a mille fleur cochin cross? Her feathers are mostly layered black at the base, white, and then a darker chestnut color. She has some silver laced feathers, particularly on her head and neck and at her tail, so I think one of her parents was a silver laced bird. Her comb I believe to be a cross between single and rose, it starts and ends like a rose comb but has points, it's not all developed though because she's young. Also she has feathered feet, middle and outside toe. And of course she's a frizzle. Sweetest chicken I've ever had, too.

My guesses on her parentage is maybe silver laced wyandotte and large fowl frizzle cochin. Or maybe just two mutts that happened to have those genes, I don't know. I would just like to know a little more about her, she's my favorite chicken. All of you have beautiful birds, and I'm not sure how any like them might've produced her coloring, but I just don't know of anything else.

 

[mjgigax]

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Thank you for your comments. I am really enjoying my Millies! I have lots of roos and should stop complaining because I'll be able to be really picky. I was wondering how the big comb breeds out. I am seeing alot of foot feathering and most are kind of swept back like that roo's. Is that good or bad?

I've barely been breeding chicks for over a year and I appreciate anyone's advice.

 

[madurden]

This is our Rooster, Alcide..it is around 6-7 months old

we also just got some babies...hoping for at least a couple of hens!

 

[Katy]

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I don't think he's a mille fleur cochin

 

[bantyman]

I dont think so either

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Nope, not a Cochin.
I think people see MF and just jump in without noticing the Cochin part.

I get folks here at the farm that tell me they used to have some birds "exactly" like mine back in their childhood only to find out from much conversation and questions later they had another breed and sometimes not even patterned like the MF. It makes them remember something from before and they don't look closely so they speak before really noticing exactly what they are looking at now.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

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I, personally, would not breed the foot feathering like that. It, like the comb, is an obvious fault and roos can be found all over the country that are terrific for improvement in our breeding programs. You don't want anything that is going to hinder you. We all have enough problems working towards those perfect MF offspring so don't take a chance on something that is obvious.
If you have roos that are equal or better in quality minus the swept foot feathers then I would choose one of them. Or find another roo from someone that has what you need. Better to bring in new blood at the start of a breeding program rather than later when you don't know what they will add to an existing one.
I suppose that is how I wound up with 4 breeding pens and am about to add 2 more. I keep crossing my own lines started 2 years ago and only brought in one roo since then from Bantyman's line. I no longer have the roo as I sold him with some hens but I have his daughters to carry on that new blood and type.

Others may say differently but that is just my opinion.

 

[mjgigax]

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I, personally, would not breed the foot feathering like that. It, like the comb, is an obvious fault and roos can be found all over the country that are terrific for improvement in our breeding programs. You don't want anything that is going to hinder you. We all have enough problems working towards those perfect MF offspring so don't take a chance on something that is obvious.
If you have roos that are equal or better in quality minus the swept foot feathers then I would choose one of them. Or find another roo from someone that has what you need. Better to bring in new blood at the start of a breeding program rather than later when you don't know what they will add to an existing one.
I suppose that is how I wound up with 4 breeding pens and am about to add 2 more. I keep crossing my own lines started 2 years ago and only brought in one roo since then from Bantyman's line. I no longer have the roo as I sold him with some hens but I have his daughters to carry on that new blood and type.

Others may say differently but that is just my opinion.

Good info. Thank You.
I was already out this morning, with my coffee, looking at my roos' feet.
I definately want to bring in "out-of-state" blood. I and two friends are working together to have three distinct flocks. Plus I know of two other local breeders and I think all of us have somewhat related birds. We must diversify as well as keep working to the standard.

 

[Katy]

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I've seen a lot of people who think that Mille Fleur is the breed not the color.

 

[Katy]

I ended up with 9 chicks hatched. I didn't expect the variation of colors among them. I guess this will be my first lesson in Mille Fleur Cochins....watching to see how their color patterns develop from the different down colors.