More colour confirmations on mixed-breeds

[fluffycrow]

Umm, because to me it looks like these three are cockerels

 

[fluffycrow]

Haven't decided if the two I believe are cockerels are going to stay or not. The pullets probably will. But since I lost my EE roo, I need a replacement so these will be in the running.

keep them

 

[nuthatched]

You changed your avatar, took me a second to realize who it was, lol!

I do that constantly, lol. Don't even get me started if someone changes their name...

 

[fluffycrow]

Don't even get me started if someone changes their name...

You can do that?!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Umm, because to me it looks like these three are cockerels View attachment 3560326

Yup, but I have no intention of keeping the two blackish ones.

I've also got a few more that are still inside that I need to pick from too. Pullets that don't make the cut will be sold, and cockerels will most probably end up going to camp.

 

[Canadian Wind]

You can do that?!

I think it's another of the PFM perks.

 

[Canadian Wind]

I do that constantly, lol. Don't even get me started if someone changes their name...

I've been changing my avatar a lot lately, but I don't intend to change my user name. THAT is too confusing!

 

[fluffycrow]

I think it's another of the PFM perks.

Oh. Good thing my username is iconic then . Is it weird that I say that something I wrote is iconic?

 

[fluffycrow]

I've been changing my avatar a lot lately, but I don't intend to change my user name. THAT is too confusing!

Honestly your morning change caught me REALLY off guard. It was different than your normal style

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Are their feet feathered? I see one foot along the edge of the picture I quoted here that looks like it's not feathered to me, but it's hard to tell with a partial view like this. A pure Cochin should always produce chicks with foot feathering. There are multiple genes for foot feathering and I believe at least two of them are dominant or partially dominant, so first generation cross of a pure Cochin will always have some foot feathering. How sure are you that she's the mother? Any pictures of her?

I also can't tell if it's the lighting or not, but some of these chicks look like they don't have any blue genes, which isn't possible with a splash parent as all chicks will inherit one blue gene from that parent. And several of them don't appear to have E extended black which a Splash Cochin should be pure for and thus all offspring should inherit as well... I feel like either your Cochin isn't a pure Cochin or someone else has to be the mother.