Breeding any color Cochin x MF D’uccle is not advised because you have to deal with muffs, long back, stiff feathers, tight feathers, culture hocks, a big comb, and very poor type for a Cochin. It will take years (10+ years) to breed out the D’uccle. Even then, there probably won’t be a show...
Thing is, idk if the food dye would work. If it did, I could tell what color hen laid what egg. Then I could choose how many of what color I want to set. I’m not sure I completely understand the question? I will probably end up doing the Mottled x MF, which will work. My pure MF chicks are the...
I may have to end up figuring the chick thing out. I was gonna have all the girls together in a coop and all the boys together in a coop. Perhaps I should put some sort of dye on the hens’ vents each time they lay (different color for different varieties), as I’ve heard of what some had said on...
(Edit: Look at third post for a shorter read, with a little background info left out. Mainly has my question. Anyone could answer it if they had experience with it, no matter the breed.)
I will be getting some Mottled and Black Cochin Bantams around mid summer. We have MF and will experiment...