My Splash Cochin Bantam Roo- Opinions please~want to show him

[Funky Feathers]

Thanks!

Anyone else? Cochin people?

 

[cottagegarden]

Steph-did you see the person who bought Shari's just sold some on BYC?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5142233


This is one of Shari's splash guys.

 

[Funky Feathers]

Yeah, they're nice, but I would have only wanted the Splash girls. So how do you like my new pair?

 

[cottagegarden]

No throwing anything at me for being honest, ok? (o:

Much better, nice type, soft feathering, nice foot feathering on the pullet-better comb on the male. He may be young, he could be typeier--but
deff a step up. I think you will be happy with the babies.
We have splash in all our breeds and we breed to blues, it keeps the splashing from fading. I think the cockerel is on the whiter/lighter splash side(could be the photo, could change after molt). The chicks might wash out, might not.
Again that is just what I would think if I was going to put them together.
Also, this is just me...but
when I see a splash place at a show it seems like the judge likes overall patterning, kinda like they pick mottles that are evenly distributed?
So I try and pick for that if we are showing a splash.
You are going in the right direction and I know you know you certainly will have fun and learn from entering them.
I think they do will well.
Congrats on the new peeps!

 

[Funky Feathers]

Thanks! Yes, the cockerel is very young, he could get darker splashing as he matures (I hope). Right now "Max" has the better color. But hopefully that will change. I have another hen "Bessie" with great color but her type is not as good as "Mae"'s. But hopefully I will get some good chicks out of them. Hopefully "Jack";s type will make up for "Bessie"'s.

This is Bessie: