Mille Cochin Info

[hunter109]

so this breed will hatch there own eggs out with out a incubator

 

[ki4got]

so this breed will hatch there own eggs out with out a incubator

yes cochins are known for being broody. i've got 2 girls sharing 16 chicks, and 1 more girl i'll be giving some mille fleur d'uccle eggs to soon (tomorrow).

but I do it a bit differently. i incubate the eggs myself and then give 1 or 2 to the broody first to make sure she won't kill them as they hatch. if they are fine i give her the rest of the chicks from that batch. i've had too many broodies give up on incubating when the eggs are just days away from hatching, so i don't trust them.

here's my duelling broodies. 8)

 

[Cadeau]

Thanks, Bobbie!

Amy - the first pullet Bobbie posted was a mousey brown chick with a dark reddish-brown head!

If she molts out like my others, she'll be very nicely pattered!
All the wild type feathers will molt out and bring MF feathers!

You can already see the chevrons and tips on her hackles!


Bobbie - love your buff girls - so cute!

As for Mr. Hot Pants - those guys are all very randy...in the grow out pen, they're grabbing anything that walks by - girl or boy!
If he's like my grown boys, he'll settle down and get more of a technique!
Maybe not candy and flowers, but...more polite than grab and go!

 

[Cadeau]

yes cochins are known for being broody. i've got 2 girls sharing 16 chicks, and 1 more girl i'll be giving some mille fleur d'uccle eggs to soon (tomorrow).

but I do it a bit differently. i incubate the eggs myself and then give 1 or 2 to the broody first to make sure she won't kill them as they hatch. if they are fine i give her the rest of the chicks from that batch. i've had too many broodies give up on incubating when the eggs are just days away from hatching, so i don't trust them.

here's my duelling broodies. 8)

Cute - do they share duties?

 

[Reyvaughn]

I have 2 partridge based pullets and I really like the patterning on both. The have nice chevrons - the tips may be to much, but I still like them. Better than what I am seeing with my BCxMottled birds so far.

 

[ki4got]

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Cute - do they share duties?

so far they both do the same thing... so everyone eats, wanders, sleeps at the same times. i swear these girls are siamese twins separated at birth. LOL

 

[ShysCreations]

I placed this MFC youngster under a broody buff silkie hen as it was the lone chick. I agree with an earlier posting on incubating.... for these small, late hatches I incubate but then put the chick under a hen. Whereas in spring when hatching alot, they all go to the brooder. Not enough space for lots of broody hens & chicks.
This youngster is a very light buff with faint stripes, there's maybe another 9 MFC eggs coming up in a week.

 

[hunter109]

now what types are better in warm and simi cold weather like ohio

 

[ki4got]

now what types are better in warm and simi cold weather like ohio

IMO cochins do well in any weather situation as long as they have adequate ventilation/protection depending on the seasons.

if you're asking what other breeds specifically, then you might be better off starting a new post. i personally only have 2 breeds i work with.

 

[thecochincoop]

Here's the girl from you, Katelyn:







This pullet is the oldest I have of my "BC" pen. The father, Byron, is Mottled X BC but he looks BC except for the white tips on his foot feathering. The mother is more of a black tailed buff - she has no black in her hackles.



Her white tips didn't show up very well. She has a couple sporadic chevrons and white tips.

This pullet is a 4wk old (mothered by the first MFC pullet) and a full sister to pullet above.





Not sure if she'll have chevrons, but she has the white tips.
I love these two girls. The feathering on their legs is amazing! The feathers are all the way around the leg and on all three toes. So far, I am liking their type, too. We will see how they fill out in a few more months, though.

The cockerel... Katelyn, that pullet is laying already, too. So is another one - I think the smutty buff from you. Mr. Hot Pants is already doing his job. He has 15 girls growing out with him... He's not the most gentlemanly, let me tell you. I thought about letting Beakman molest him to see how he likes it. But, I need him so I didn't. Yet.



His tail disappeared... Like I said, I hope it's an awkward juvenile phase.

Millie, one of my original hens, is broody and Mildred decided to stop laying, too. Bridgette, my "BC" hen is broody. Makenzie's MF frizzle, Miley is broody. My other BCs growing out are just horrid looking. They look like buff Brahmas, type wise. I sure hope they improve... They are 6 months now and I don't have much hope for them. I don't even know if Byron or Beakman can help correct their faults. Everyone else is growing out. So, I am at a stand still again. Oh, and I decided I do not like Milroy, the dark roo covering Millie and Mildred. His tail is pinched and it's shape is weird. So, he has to go.

I seriously need a nice roo.

I have a couple teenagers that look like they're going to be really nice