Update! New Pics~Baby Doll Cochins! My 3 year project is hatching the final Pure Bred generation ton

[hdowden]

when do you plan on possablly selling eggs or started pullets/cockerels?

 

[mondotomhead]

Gosh those birds are beautiful. Cochin bantams are my favorite also.

If my subscription thinging worked I would know when you posted more pictures.........

 

[BunnyMomma]

Hi Elinor's chicks! & Thanks Sue!
I am working on several other colors of "Baby Dolls" right now. I have in the "Magic Cochin Chicken Shrinker"

a Black Mottled Cochin, Blue Cochin, White Frizzle Cochin, Calico Cochin, and a Silver Laced cochin. Now if I only had a magic wand to speed the process up! I am patient, and I will be able to release about 1 color every year if everything goes as planned.
I also have a "Baby Doll Silkie" in the Shrinker.

Birchen Cochins are one of my favorite colors in the Cochins, I think that any black and white bird with their red combs, are just beautiful.

I raise a lot of different kind of chickens. I have anywhere from 100 to 200 birds at a time. I have a "Chicken Problem"
Mostly bantam breeds, but a few large fowl as well.
I have EE's, Light Brahmas, BLRW's & Buff Orps
The BLRW's that I have now are several adult (ordinary stock, nothin' fancy).
I just acquired some BLRW's chicks from the Foley Line to upgrade my quality in the BLRW's. They are just chicks right now.

In the bantams, I raise several colors of cochins, some d'uccles and a few lovely mutts.

 

[BunnyMomma]

Thank you so much for the compliment! I sincerely appreciate your thoughts and kind words. Everyone has been so nice!
God Bless!

Gosh those birds are beautiful. Cochin bantams are my favorite also.

If my subscription thinging worked I would know when you posted more pictures.........

 

[BunnyMomma]

Hi, I have a waiting list for adult pairs. I will not be selling any hatching eggs for them for a while. Just a limited number of Adult Pairs to interested breeders and a few for backyard pets . There will be some available this fall. Just PM me to get on the waiting list.
Thanks!

when do you plan on possablly selling eggs or started pullets/cockerels?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I do not understand how anyone can proclaim success on a genetic project of this magnitude to shrink a bantam Cochin from 32 oz to 21 oz at maturity in three years time. With no data or pictures I can not believe this . That would make them smaller than a Sebright, Modern Game , Old English. Hard to grasp accomplishing this in 3 years.

Even the ABA & APA require at least 5 documented years by at least 5 separate breeders for recognition. Most varieties & breeds take FAR longer than that.

That said, you can make a lot of progress in 3 years, but that is at most 6 generations, and probably less.

 

[BunnyMomma]

Hi, This is true. Here is a great link about having a breed recognized by the APA. There are many breeds being shown in open classes that are not recognized, and it is a process that has been going on for many, many years. A lot of past projects have gone through this process and have produced some of our most popular breeds in the APA and ABA standards. That being said, I have talked to quite a few people that are interested in this project and we are all going to work toward that goal as the years progress. It is exciting!
http://www.nwgapoultry.org/view/showtime.aspx

Even the ABA & APA require at least 5 documented years by at least 5 separate breeders for recognition. Most varieties & breeds take FAR longer than that.

That said, you can make a lot of progress in 3 years, but that is at most 6 generations, and probably less.

 

[lemontreefarm]

I got a chance to meet Jody and her Babydoll Cochins last Friday on a bunny buying adventure. Jody it the sweetest person and the most wonderful, honest soul you will ever encounter!!!! Congrats Jody on your Babydoll Cochins and I think you will ROCK the chicken world with them!!!!

 

[SierraView]

I've hatched a small bantam cochin egg from my own birds and the chick was super small. It never grew to proper size and was culled. Is this the type of chick used to start this project? I'm not looking for a new project just curious.

 

[BunnyMomma]

Hi, I did not use small, weak, or "runt" chicks to begin this project. The details are a secret, that I have shared with only one trusted friend. (You're the Best SS) But, I will tell you that I did not use that type of breeding tactic. I breed for strength, type, color, and temperament. I cull any birds that are not "sweet natured" in all of my breeding programs. There is nothing worse than an evil temperament in a chicken. I don't try to "save" the weak chicks in my birds. So far I have hatched about 20 of them, and I have lost 3 total. I think that is pretty good. I cull for type, and I have great color. I still have a few minor color pattern issues, but they are very minor and I am thinking I can work it out in about a year. It certainly doesn't hurt the looks of the birds. They are pretty! The birds are very weather resistant in temperatures down to 25-30 degrees F. (Probably not to great for any small birds for a prolonged period of time) They need a draft free, dry coop, and I keep them exactly the same way I keep my other cochins. They are very active little birds. I would probably add a heat lamp for them if the weather was extreme for any length of time in the winter. I would just feel better about it because of their size. They mature in about 8 months and are very good layers and broody hens. In fact, all three of my hens went broody about 2 weeks ago. You should see them in the nest box!