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Well thank you all. Now I'm reaaaaallllly wondering where the beard and muffs came from. Not all of Simon & Hazel's babies had them, of course, but this is probably the 4th little guy that did. And I've hatched several dozen. I also had 1-2 girls that had it too, but they had the calico...

Oh. The lady I got them from told me they were mille fleur crossed with Cochin and that's why Hazel has the mille fleur look. She said this was her second (?) generation from them and not to be surprised if I see the mille fleur in their babies. Simon and Hazel were hatched at Easter this year...

Don't you get calico cochins from originally breeding a Cochin with a mille fleur? The same as when you breed splash birds, you can get gray or splash or white. If they are made by crossing a mille fleur with a white Cochin there will be mille fleur that come out in some occasionally. Right? (I...

My pairs/trios are all kept separate and the eggs are marked as they taken from each pen. They are definitely from these parents.

My chickens don't have the chance to cross, and I no longer had mille fleurs when these eggs were done. This is the little pair I chose to keep.

This is Simon & Hazel, my parents. Bantam cochins start laying eggs at right around 4 months. I have hatched many of their eggs, they are just turning 8 months old. I have one pair of their babies for sale now.

From everything I can see in the pic I would say "she" is definitely not a boy! Lol

Hello. I would like to dearly thank you all for posting this info about Johnstown!! I have thought about driving up there to get birds from this guy, but I (as you all do too) have enough problems without this type of headache!! From the pictures I have seen on CL, I have not been impressed and...

My name is April, I live in Dayton, Ohio. I have been raising chickens for 5 years now. I still have one of my very first chickens, this is her in the picture with me. She will be 5 in August. We started out by buying eggs off eBay. The auction was for 12 eggs, but the person had extra at the...

I have a Buff Orpington hen who went through something similar earlier this year. She was running through the yard fine one minute, and simply fell down on her next step! She got back up but was limping horribly. I assumed she had sprained her leg, but there were no injuries. I took her in the...

TSC (and most other smaller feed stores) have a small envelope-type package of medicine called Sav-a-chik. I have never used it, but I have heard many many many people say fantastic things about it. You may want to wander over and read the package for more detailed info (or simply look it up...

You can also use SEVIN dust, yes it's the same dust for vegetables! It is recommended that you use a rubber glove on your hand, pour some Sevin dust onto the glove, and thoroughly pat the hens belly and especially around her butt. The lice bugs are more commonly found around their vent (this is...

Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you! It is soooo exciting (and tiring) to incubate & hatch eggs. It can be frustrating and stressful, but well worth the work when you are finally successful. Congratulations again!