Mille Cochin Info

[NosiphoChooks]

Captain stumpy where in the UK are you? I am just starting a millefleur cochin program...

 

[Fancy Feathers]

Lovely pullets Amy, I love the one in the middle and of course the frizzle!!

Cute chick pics Mike, I agree the buff looks like a pullet in that pic.

Nice little roo Martha - love the photo bomber!!

 

[WILDaboutCHICKENS]

Howdy everyone I've been lurking around for about 5 months now admiring your birds and learning about this beautiful color that you guys are working on. During that time I have also been acquiring my own group of MF cochins, either as chicks or eggs from Nancy, Lynne and Amy. The oldest ones are just now producing their first chicks, but I have to laugh because my very first "MF" chick is a barred/cuckoo looking pullet LOL, just goes to show it's a work in progress!! The other chicks on the ground are too young to tell what they might turn out like, but it sure is fun!!
Nancy, Lynne and Amy have been invaluable and patient mentors to me as I evaluate all the youngsters growing up right now and make the hard decisions of who to keep and who must go. They are all just so **** cute, and have the best personalities!
These birds below are my oldest, now breeding birds.... all of whom came from Nancy.... you might recognize the names of a few of them... Nancy picks the best names! I have about twenty youngsters still growing out from shipped eggs, and about twenty or thirty newly hatched kids of "my" own
I hope I can become a trusted breeder and assist in improving this color variation in bantam cochins, thank you all for sharing all your progress as you go along, you have produced a stunning bird!!

"Goldenrod"




"Cactus"


"Wanda"




"Fricassee"


"Cactus"





"Cue"

 

[Frizzled Pink]

Howdy everyone I've been lurking around for about 5 months now admiring your birds and learning about this beautiful color that you guys are working on. During that time I have also been acquiring my own group of MF cochins, either as chicks or eggs from Nancy, Lynne and Amy. The oldest ones are just now producing their first chicks, but I have to laugh because my very first "MF" chick is a barred/cuckoo looking pullet LOL, just goes to show it's a work in progress!! The other chicks on the ground are too young to tell what they might turn out like, but it sure is fun!!
Nancy, Lynne and Amy have been invaluable and patient mentors to me as I evaluate all the youngsters growing up right now and make the hard decisions of who to keep and who must go. They are all just so **** cute, and have the best personalities!
These birds below are my oldest, now breeding birds.... all of whom came from Nancy.... you might recognize the names of a few of them... Nancy picks the best names! I have about twenty youngsters still growing out from shipped eggs, and about twenty or thirty newly hatched kids of "my" own
I hope I can become a trusted breeder and assist in improving this color variation in bantam cochins, thank you all for sharing all your progress as you go along, you have produced a stunning bird!!

"Goldenrod"




"Cactus"


"Wanda"




"Fricassee"


"Cactus"





"Cue"

Very nice!

 

[Fancy Feathers]

Welcome to the BYC thread Rebecca!!

 

[NosiphoChooks]

Cactus is the best name ever but I am in love woth wanda she is just beautiful. I am just starting out so more pics to follow! this is my new roo hes only a baby at 13 weeks. His name is dante and at the moment he's a bit of a wimp! He lets the girls bully him.

Honest opinions? Obviously he has lots of filling out to do

 

[County Boy]

They are georgous Rebecca! I do agree with you, Nancy does pick the best names. Keep us updated as your project progresses.

 

[Lacrystol]

OK help me decide, I'm trying to breed more Mille's

Rooster 1


Or Rooster 2





Hens:


Hen 1


Hen 2




Or


Do I start over??

 

[ki4got]

OK help me decide, I'm trying to breed more Mille's
Or
Do I start over??

I like the first girl, but the roos i'd have to see better side/front pics of to say for sure...

the other 2 girls, their cushions just aren't there, tho the last one may grow in as she matures, but i'm guessing the other girl is older.

 

[County Boy]

Here is my new guy Max from Nancy. He is running in with the 3-4 week old babies until this weekend when he is moved into what is now Kipper's pen. Max's hen wasn't up for the pics today.



And Tuba along with her broody friend have chicks!!!