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[sjarvis00]

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You should get some Buff columbian, some columbian with the possibility of dun or buff replacing the black. Either way they should have a heavier body than the minorca but should mature quicker than teh wyandotte, be rosecombed in most cases, and a great layer.

Buff is a hard color to predict the actual outcome with crosses. since it carries gold, dun, dark brown, columbian, and several other things some breeds and breeders acidentally loose one trait or another and may not know its gone based on color.

I did cross the Columbian Rooster (father of your roo) on the Buff Cochin hens (MJ has one now) and did get some decent Columbian cochin started but abandoned the project to reduce the number of LF.

 

[NanaKat]

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You should get some Buff columbian, some columbian with the possibility of dun or buff replacing the black. Either way they should have a heavier body than the minorca but should mature quicker than teh wyandotte, be rosecombed in most cases, and a great layer.
Buff is a hard color to predict the actual outcome with crosses. since it carries gold, dun, dark brown, columbian, and several other things some breeds and breeders acidentally loose one trait or another and may not know its gone based on color.

I did cross the Columbian Rooster (father of your roo) on the Buff Cochin hens (MJ has one now) and did get some decent Columbian cochin started but abandoned the project to reduce the number of LF.

Hmmmm...might be project for next spring then.
I bet the Columbian Cochin were a nice bird.

 

[Ksane]

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Thank you so much-seriously. I just had some really good ideas reading your answer. I get so caught up in if I'm doing it 'right' that I get frustrated & overwhelmed. The 8'x8' with the 6 birds is against the house with a roof and lattice & chicken wire. After looking at your white coop I'm thinking I could get one of those 4'x2' wooden doghouses with a solid floor & set it up on some cinder blocks or 2' legs made of 4"x4"s (I have lots of those right now).......that way I could put their food and water underneath the house. The outside electric plug is right there at the end of the house and we can run romax right along the house and put outdoor outlets to power that pen plus the other 2 down from it for heated water. Probably makes no sense to you but a couple of my biggest problems don't seem so big after all now

I can always make them their own actual yard in the spring, we've got room. I hadn't counted on having to keep all these birds separate but I do so I will. Chain link is so easy to work with that after seeing yours I'm going to go back to using that instead of welded wire.
I feel so much better now. Thank you.

 

[sjarvis00]

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You should get some Buff columbian, some columbian with the possibility of dun or buff replacing the black. Either way they should have a heavier body than the minorca but should mature quicker than teh wyandotte, be rosecombed in most cases, and a great layer.
Buff is a hard color to predict the actual outcome with crosses. since it carries gold, dun, dark brown, columbian, and several other things some breeds and breeders acidentally loose one trait or another and may not know its gone based on color.

I did cross the Columbian Rooster (father of your roo) on the Buff Cochin hens (MJ has one now) and did get some decent Columbian cochin started but abandoned the project to reduce the number of LF.

Hmmmm...might be project for next spring then.
I bet the Columbian Cochin were a nice bird.

they would have been, just too much time and effort, culling, breeding, and 3-5 generations for good color and another 3 for improved cochin type. I just decided I did not want to go the 5-6 years on something knowing I would have to hatch 2-300, raise to 18-24 months before choosing breeders and then only using 6 birds. thats a lot of feed.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Hmmmm...might be project for next spring then.
I bet the Columbian Cochin were a nice bird.

they would have been, just too much time and effort, culling, breeding, and 3-5 generations for good color and another 3 for improved cochin type. I just decided I did not want to go the 5-6 years on something knowing I would have to hatch 2-300, raise to 18-24 months before choosing breeders and then only using 6 birds. thats a lot of feed.

For anyone interested, here was my plan for th eLF Columbian Cochin..

Use a single combed Columbian Wyandotte rooster over 2 Silver laced Cochin hens..
All the F1 pullets will be Single Combed, feather legged, and a dirty Columbian pattern.
Keep 6 F1 Pullets, and 2 F1 Cockrells.
Place 3 Pullets back with the Columbian rooster that started the project.
This mating is for feather legged columbian pullets. about 1/2 the pullets will meet this need. BC1A
Place 3 Pullets with a brother.
this mating is for a good feather legged Columbian Male F2
F2 male x BC1A pullets.
All should be columbian in pattern and appearance, all will be feather legged, all will be single combed.
Select for Cochin type, and tail. continue to breed to select for better leg feathering.
As you can see in 3 years you have Columbians but need to work on improved leg feather quality which will take an additional 2-3 generations. while making sure you have large wide frame, and round bodies. You often have to wait till the birds are 12-18 months to insure full size has been reached and could cull flat sided birds around 9-10 months of age.

 

[Greybear23]

Hi everyone, hope all is well, we have a light rain as of now and expect it to turn colder this evening later on, my chickens are all still doing great, get two to three dozen eggs a day stI have lights on timers for mine. Hey Wayne if you are coming this way holler at me and come by and look at the Icelandic Roosters, I'll send one home with you and maybe we can swap out some time to keep the bloodlines going! Have a blessed day all! Lynn

 

[Kassaundra]

I have been buried under a mountain of pears!!!! My one little pear tree has been a serious overachiever this year, 50+ gallons so far and it isn't finished.

 

[Kassaundra]

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Glad to hear your chickens and you are doing well. My girls are molting so I'm only getting < 5 per day, but they are all healthy. It hasn't started raining here yet but we only have a 30% chance here.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Pear butter is great, I like it better than apple butter. just a thought. the good part is you will have the juice left over for jelly, you can peel and slice for pies and freeze them. There are alot of great possibilities with pears.
I actually made an "apple" pie, or so the kids thought and it was very good.
You can never have too much fruit, just more than yu know what to do with at one time.

 

[jcatblum]

My favorite juice is 2 pears & 2 kiwi. Yummy!!!!! I juice semi-often. Not as often as I used to since we moved but I pulled my juicer back out to my counter top last wk.

I am guessing lots of churches will be doing thanksgiving baskets, the fresh fruit would be a nice addition.