So, about two months ago I made a post as to weather or not I should cull some of my fall '09 cochins. I've had my mottleds for three and a half years, and last year was the first time I actually had a large amount of babies produced (first year was growing my seed stock, second year I had a large amount of chicks hatch, but due to a horrible, horrible accident with a dog, only two survived out of thirty. This past year and a half I've been working on setting eggs and raising stock, as well as selling eggs and some stock.)
Anyways, there were a few birds I was questioning culling. But I am so glad that more seasoned cochin breeders told me to hold off. Here's why:
This was one boy I was positive I was going to get rid of at three months old. Scraggly little bugger, bad attitude, the ugliest crow you ever did hear. But oh my goodness he has simply exploded with feathers and fluff. And he's a nice, dark first year boy with a small comb and it appears he's gone through puberty, (finally!) he doesn't try to kill my hand anymore.
He is almost five months old.
Here are his sire and dam;
I'm really liking the cockerels and pullets these two produce. A majority of them have come in really, really nice.
Anyways, there were a few birds I was questioning culling. But I am so glad that more seasoned cochin breeders told me to hold off. Here's why:
This was one boy I was positive I was going to get rid of at three months old. Scraggly little bugger, bad attitude, the ugliest crow you ever did hear. But oh my goodness he has simply exploded with feathers and fluff. And he's a nice, dark first year boy with a small comb and it appears he's gone through puberty, (finally!) he doesn't try to kill my hand anymore.
He is almost five months old.
Here are his sire and dam;
I'm really liking the cockerels and pullets these two produce. A majority of them have come in really, really nice.
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