Tolbunt Cochin Project...anyone interested?

[KellyHM]

I am absolutely in love with Tolbunts and am going to start a project to "make" a Tolbunt Cochin. I'm going to work with bantams to start with. I would love for someone (or a couple people) to help me out with this project so we can have a few different lines to interbreed. The genetic "formula" for this color isn't difficult, but it will take a while to get the results I want. I realize there is a large Mille Fleur Cochin project going on, but I prefer the coloring and distribution of the Tolbunt, so I thought I'd give it a go. Anyone want to help?!

For inspiration, here's an example of what I'm going for (except in Cochins): http://www.chickencolours.com/TollbuntWyanEng.pdf This type of perfection would take quite a while, but it will never get there if we don't start somewhere!

 

[Illia]

You do realize that the Tolbunt color you see (gold laced with white tips) is not actually how it should be, correct? They are simply that way because there are no Millie Fleur type Polish, so golden laced is used. (It's the same with Crele Polish - There are no duckwings, so the Crele is more of a barred gold laced) So in reality, you already have "tolbunt" type Cochins. . . The Millie Fleur projects.

 

[TK Poultry]

But there is so many phenotypes to the mille fleur cochins so if you take the ones that resemble the tolbunt polish maybe you could start from there unstead of starting with like a buff columbian.

 

[Jenifer72]

I lack experience but they would be awesome!

 

[chickenlover54]

I would help! We could start by breeding GL Cochin bantamsX Black Mottled(I have a cockeral) I will PM you

 

[KellyHM]

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I'm actually trying to stay away from the MF Cochins (although I have some of them) for this project b/c I want the darker mahogany/red colored base of a tolbunt vs the buff color of a MF. Tolbunts are genetically Gold Laced Mottleds that have been well refined, which are not the same genetically as the MF projects people are working on. Thus my desire to start fresh.

 

[Funky Feathers]

How about "Tollbunt Silkies"? Now THAT would be something to see!

 

[Illia]

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Hahah, I saw this thread, saw your name as the last post, and before I read your reply I thought - Hmm. . . Tolbunt Silkies. . .

 

[Happy Chooks]

Oooh, how pretty!

 

[yotetrapper]

I want that tolbunt wyandotte!