Showing and Breeding my Large Fowl Blue, Black, and Splash Cochins

[I Love Layers]

Something I am making to post about my breeding and showing of my Cochins.

 

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Post pictures, please, to start

 

[I Love Layers]

These are some pictures I took this weekend. I am missing two of the blue hens.
My birds are out of Rick Klehr and Jamie Matts
1 and 2) Black Pullet
3) Blue Pullet
4 and 5) Blue Cockerel
6) Black Cock

 

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I am going to try and set some eggs next week. They would be out of BM-1 over BLF-2 and BLF-3. I would probably set them on Thursday or Wednesday so that they hatch over Christmas break. I collected the eggs about 2-3 weeks ago, so most of them probably won't hatch.
I am thinking of using 2 incubators also. One for days 1-17 and one from 18-21. This way if I want I can stick newer eggs in if I get any at different stages of the incubation.

 

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Set 16 Cochin eggs today
6 from BLF-2. I have never shown her but she is not a bad bird, I got her in September '16 from Jamie Matts
8 from BLF-3. Thats the blue pullet that got Reserve Asiatic Pullet at state fair and reserve overall at county. I got her in February '17 from Jamie
And the male over them is BM-1, Reserve Asiatic at state fair, also from Jamie

My PC is the one hatching them, she will be 5 years this spring so I think this will be one of her last batches

 

[I Love Layers]

I love the width on this pullets head

 

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Last week the broody decided to stop so I brought the eggs in.
Rotater is turned off this morning and humidity added. Still haven't candled, I am just hoping and praying I get something or I will have unmature pullets and cockerels at county... If I get time to candle I will, but if I don't and nothing hatches by Thursday they will be thrown out. I am regretting not not setting them until now

 

[Peaches Lee]

Nice birds. I'm a Cochin fan. Really enjoyable thread. Good luck on those eggs!

 

[MagpieDucks]

Last week the broody decided to stop so I brought the eggs in.
Rotater is turned off this morning and humidity added. Still haven't candled, I am just hoping and praying I get something or I will have unmature pullets and cockerels at county... If I get time to candle I will, but if I don't and nothing hatches by Thursday they will be thrown out. I am regretting not not setting them until now

 

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Very nice birds.