Mille Cochin Info

[mjgigax]

Here's a summer hatch cockerel, not yet breeding. He needs more chevrons. I'd like to see him with more mass in the tail. Funny, his sisters have better body type but darn if I can produce an MFC roo with good type. Maybe matched to some nicely typed hens he'll throw some keepers.

This is a split pullet 1/2 mottled 1/2 MFC
Hoping these 2 pullets help put in chevrons & continue to better the type.

Slowly trucking along with the MFC....

Me too! My boys just don't have the cushions of my girls and I don't like how low their wings hang.

 

[mjgigax]

No, only PB and the ameraucana. Everybody else sided with Geronimo in the fight. I don't know why he had more blood than the others as he was winning! I only can think the ameraucana could have got to him before the others could come and jump in. But, the ameraucana got a ride to an auction yesterday. All is okay as I am done free ranging them and they are all back in there pens until next spring. Snow has the ground covered.

I sure do like that Buff Barred roo!

 

[ShysCreations]

I need to move a roo or two and one of them will be this blue mille fleur cockerel. He's now breeding and I set a few eggs to check if he's successful. He's growing nice shape and may even be good for those working on calicos as he has excessive white.

 

[Fancy Feathers]

That cockerel is super cute! Reminds me of my Ivan. Someone should snatch him up!

 

[County Boy]

That cockerel is super cute! Reminds me of my Ivan. Someone should snatch him up!

Beautiful photo Nancy with a handsome subject!!!!

 

[County Boy]

I sure do like that Buff Barred roo!

Thanks- I got him from Lynne. He is an awesome rooster! I am anxious to start hatching chicks from him!

 

[mama2my4]

That cockerel is super cute! Reminds me of my Ivan. Someone should snatch him up!

Very pretty!

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Here's a summer hatch cockerel, not yet breeding. He needs more chevrons. I'd like to see him with more mass in the tail. Funny, his sisters have better body type but darn if I can produce an MFC roo with good type. Maybe matched to some nicely typed hens he'll throw some keepers.

This is a split pullet 1/2 mottled 1/2 MFC
Hoping these 2 pullets help put in chevrons & continue to better the type.

Slowly trucking along with the MFC....

Very, very nice! Love the type on your females! The color looks like it is trying to poke through! Very nice! Please keep us updated on your project! I would very much like to get some of your female culls! I wonder if it is something with the males. The females on this thread in general seem to have the better type whereas the males tend to retain the D'Uccle characteristics for several more generations?

 

[Fancy Feathers]

Very, very nice! Love the type on your females! The color looks like it is trying to poke through! Very nice! Please keep us updated on your project! I would very much like to get some of your female culls! I wonder if it is something with the males. The females on this thread in general seem to have the better type whereas the males tend to retain the D'Uccle characteristics for several more generations?

No D'Uccles were used in the making of our Milles

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Here's a summer hatch cockerel, not yet breeding. He needs more chevrons. I'd like to see him with more mass in the tail. Funny, his sisters have better body type but darn if I can produce an MFC roo with good type. Maybe matched to some nicely typed hens he'll throw some keepers.

This is a split pullet 1/2 mottled 1/2 MFC
Hoping these 2 pullets help put in chevrons & continue to better the type.

Slowly trucking along with the MFC....

Very nice indeed! That Mottled certainly helps, doesn't it?