Mille Cochin Info

Probably worth repeating here: this is what we're up against to get a new color variety standardized. It's obviously still several years out, but it's also very apparent that its going to take everyone working together, and not just one, two or three individual breeders.

AMERICAN BANTAM ASSOCIATION

REQUIREMENTS OF ADMISSION OF NEW BREEDS AND VARIETIES

The Standard Committee makes rules and sets fees.

All proposed changes in Bantam Standard are to be published in the Quarterly to all comment by members.

Qualifying meets for both new breeds and new varieties must be held at each of the shows hosting the ABA Annual or Semi-Annual Meets.

NEW BREED:

There must be a minimum of 25 birds in each variety to be qualified within the new breed, exhibited in 4 classes (cock,

hen, cockerel, pullet) by a minimum of 5 breeders.

NEW VARIETY:

There must be a minimum of 25 birds exhibited in 4 classes (cock, hen, cockerel, pullet) by a minimum of 5 breeders.

NO CHANGES are final until recommended by the Standard Committee and approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors at an Annual or Semi-Annual Meeting.

AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATON

ADMISSION OF NEW BREEDS AND VARIETIES

A petition for recognition of any breed or variety must be sent to the Secretary giving the history of it's origin, breeding background & facts of an educational nature.

Must include proposed name of breed or variety with the standard for shape, color and weight. Applications to both associations (ABA & APA) must be of the same description, etc.

Affidavits need be included from not less than five breeders that they have bred the breed or variety for not less than five years and it produces not less than 50% of all specimens reasonably true to type, color, size & comb.

Breeds or Varieties need to have been exhibited for two years prior at a show officiated by a licensed APA judge. The secretary will contact these judges for his or her confidential opinion of the quality and uniformity.

A $$ deposit of a sum sufficient to defray the actual cost of placing the text in the Standard shall be received with the petition to be returned if this case is rejected.

The petition will then be referred to the Standard committee who shall name a qualifying meet at a prominent show to be judged by a licensed APA judge.

This meet shall consist of not less than fifty (50) specimens exhibited by five (5) exhibitors in all classes of cock, hen, cockerel, pullet.

When satisfied the committee shall then recommend it's acceptance by the Board of Directors, upon which it becomes a recognized breed or variety.
 
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I agree wholeheartedly & I applaud you for saying it so well
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Jen,

I'm so pleased that the pair are working out for you. Alfred's Dad is Santiago. Santiago has the best disposition & is such a giving husband to his ladies. I'm happy to hear that Alfred is walking in his Dad's footsteps.
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I'm happy to say, I can finally join all of you on this wonderful, informative thread! I won eggs in an auction here on BYC last night so hopefully in a few weeks I will have my own Mille Fleurs!

And the eggs aren't going to be shipped since they are only a half hour from me!

Any special incubating tips? I have the choice of a LF broody or a Hovabator. I'm so excited!
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If the eggs are special to me, I keep a close eye as to where the chick breaks the air cell. Most of the time, it pips normally and hatches in a few hours but, sometimes a chick misses the air cell and pips the side. I have noticed that the side pips will have yellow cracks in the shell. This is from fluid from the egg leaking out into the cracks which is why chicks will suffocate. So, if I see it, I go to work right away. Start by cracking away around the beak so the chick can breathe... let the egg go, then in a couple hours (if there is no progression) I start cracking it open... go slowly and let the egg rest for an hour or two then go a bit more til you're done.

This is more common with shipped eggs but, thought I'd mention it. You're way ahead of the game being able to go pick up your eggs. How about that? This time 2 years ago, MFC's were so rare, there was no option but to ship. Now, they are in every state across the country and folks are just driving up and picking up
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I have had good luck with black mottled. One cross out, you get mottled babies. Cross the babies back to mille fleur, and you get fifty fifty more or less, mille and mottled. Pay close attention to try to get short, tight backs, SUPER NICE cushions, no drooping wing tips and ones that hold thier heads low, not like they always just saw a snake or something, LOL.
 
Great news! I don't even have to pick my Mille Eggs up, he's delivering them on his way to work!
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How great is that??
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Can't wait to get started!
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