Purebred Cochins?

[Miriah132]

Miriah, I guess you and I learned the hard way that there are less than honest "breeders" everywhere. Just like with anything, we need to research before we buy. I thought I had, but apparently not enough. There's so much to learn! It's true that a lot of people might have no idea what they are selling because they might not know the ancestry of their chickens further back than the parents. And then again, when they bought their breeders, they might have been told something, and then just passed it along to us, not knowing any better. I guess it's "buyer beware." I'm assuming you are keeping your birds. I'm keeping mine too. I have no plans to breed, so I'm not concerned about that part of it. I just wanted cute pets, but I would have appreciated it if the seller could have told me she wasn't 100% sure of the breed, or whatever. At least we are happy with the chickens we have, and next time we'll be more careful!

I did not buy these. They said they had Cochins for sale and when I asked for pictures these are what they sent. I knew they weren’t Cochins as soon as I seen them and they tried to lie and cover it up then apologized for “misleading” me. Hopefully they will be honest with the next people after I told them those were definitely not purebred Cochins.

 

[Seaecho]

Yes, and good for you for calling them on it! I would have said something also, had I not liked these chicks so much. I just kept my trap shut and left with my new chicks.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I did not buy these. They said they had Cochins for sale and when I asked for pictures these are what they sent. I knew they weren’t Cochins as soon as I seen them and they tried to lie and cover it up then apologized for “misleading” me. Hopefully they will be honest with the next people after I told them those were definitely not purebred Cochins.

If you found them via an ad, I would report them on the platform they posted as fraudulently selling a bird that isn't a pure breed.

 

[Miriah132]

If you found them via an ad, I would report them on the platform they posted as fraudulently selling a bird that isn't a pure breed.

I thought about doing that but unfortunately they only stated “blue hens” in the ad and only claimed they were Cochins through messages with me. Just have to hope that she will be truthful to next potential buyers.