What is this?

[USAF Retired]

Over the years I've had plenty of chicken surprises, and my current flock co hosts of sexlinks, orphingtons, red rock, leghorns and a few funny feather legged things I cant remember the names of ... but I got this little bugger with a group of what was supposed to be rhode island reds.

What is it? It looks more like a weird science experiment gone wrong. It's now 6 weeks old and still only 4" high and barely feathering and has blueing around the eyes. Seems very healthy otherwise.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It's a red frizzle bantam Cochin.

 

[Acre4Me]

Awwww....CUTE! Glad @oldhenlikesdogs could tell you what it is!

 

[USAF Retired]

It's a red frizzle bantam Cochin.

Appreciate the lightining fast reply!

However weird and cute it may look, I'm sure it'll still give me the eggs I want and will make great soup in a couple years.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Appreciate the lightining fast reply!

However weird and cute it may look, I'm sure it'll still give me the eggs I want and will make great soup in a couple years.

Aww, bantam cochins are too adorable for soup.

 

[Acre4Me]

Aww, bantam cochins are too adorable for soup.

Yes. Seriously yard candy. too small for soup. It won't eat much!

We butcher chickens, so not against it, but sometimes, one or two earn "keep" status. Just to watch the fluff ball walk around will likely be entertaining!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yes. Seriously yard candy. too small for soup. It won't eat much!

We butcher chickens, so not against it, but sometimes, one or two earn "keep" status. Just to watch the fluff ball walk around will likely be entertaining!

Plus if it's a hen they generally are great broodies and moms. I have a soft spot for bantam cochins.

 

[Painted Calls]

Plus if it's a hen they generally are great broodies and moms. I have a soft spot for bantam cochins.

We do too.

 

[Painted Calls]

Don't eat the little floof. If anything, sell her for $20 and buy a few more birds you can eat later.

Bantam cochins are for eggs and snuggles.

 

[Lilokieescorter]

I have a couple of silkie frizzles that hatched out last week