cochin

  1. T

    Mille fleur x blue Cochin

    So I wanted to get blue Mille fleurs cochins, I only have chciks as of right now. If I wanted to cross a blue over a Mille fleur, i know it wouldn’t be achieved in the first generation, should I breed that generation to the sibling or one of the parents?? If i was to cross a millefleur/blue...
  2. Timbers Happy Hens

    Sick chicks right out of the egg, help!

    So I just hatched a batch of 22 chicks, 19 made it to hatch and then yesterday one of the chicks started acting weird in the brooder. It was in the incubator about 12 hours before I moved it to the brooder. After about an hour in the brooder I noticed it was weak and panting and also seemed to...
  3. T

    Anyone want to take a guess on gender,color variation?

  4. T

    Cochin x naked neck

    If I breed two naked neck x Cochin tg what would the outcome be?
  5. T

    Crossing

    If I crossed a naked neck x cochin, is it better to cross the offspring with the nacked neck or the Cochin? Or should I cross the offspring together?
  6. vempst

    chick breed. unknown father

    hey guys, sorry im doing a double forum post as i just posted a question about a different one of my adult chickens, i figured i'd also ask about my first hatch. it's a product of my hen (suspected silver laced cochin) and either one of my roosters, which is a golden buff silkie named sam, and a...
  7. McCluckster

    Lemon Blue Silkie Rooster?

    Hey there! One again back from a break to ask if this silkie rooster looks even a little bit close to Lemon Blue? I'm thinking about crossing Lemon Blue cochins with him to possibly make a Lemon Blue silkie. His mom was a buff, while his father was a black crossed blue(?). He hatched out...
  8. C

    Genetics question on breeding Cochins

    Hello all I am set up to breed Cochins. I have two roosters, a mottled and a lemon splash. My mottled carries black, some blue somewhere and mottled. My lemon splash carries all sorts of weird colors. He assumably carries buff and blue, but when I bred him to a lemon blue bird from his same...
  9. Galaxy_rules

    2024 Babies 🐣🐥

    Are you buying / hatching chicks next year ( 2024 )? I’m getting salmon favorelles, Cochin, Orpingtons, and blue red laced wyandotte. What are you getting?
  10. YellowRoseFarm

    2 Broody Brand New Layers

    Hi all, I have a small mixed flock that were all purchased as chicks in February, and they all started laying around the end of July - the beginning of August. The 2 white Cochins are both already broody and have been for the last 3 weeks. First, it was just one, but soon after, the other...
  11. H

    HELP PLS

    I’m at a loss as to what is wrong with my chicken. I thought Mereks but a lot of people are saying it’s not. My chickie (Boots, hatched july 4, a silkie cochin mix) Was let out of the coop Tuesday morning and was just laying by herself, i noticed she could barely walk so i took her inside. for...
  12. S

    Cochin pullet or cockerels help please

    I have two 9 week old cochins and am new to the breed. I bought them as day old unsexed chicks. The white one I think is a cockerel but the buff one I am not sure on, any ideas? Thanks
  13. Montymoo

    Gender worry

    I am new here and new to chickens. Exactly one week New. Lol. We have 4 in total. Black Jersey Giant- no clue of age Cochin also no clue of age but the leg feathers are coming in. 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes hatched 7/24 Questions: Any guesses as to the age of the Jersey out Cochin? Do any of...
  14. wonderlandfly

    Who killed my rooster? (GRAPHIC CONTENT Warning )

    My cochin bantam rooster Shadow was suffering from some avian chicken pox, so I went ahead and separated him out in a medium/ large dog kennel where he could get better but not spread it to everyone else. He was in there for like 5 or so days when I went out to go feed all the animals like I...
  15. Hanaleijewell

    Cochin chick color help!

    I’m new to the Cochin breed and have no idea what these colors are!
  16. janesfluffybutts

    Bantam MF/Calico Cochin Pen

    Hello my fellow Chicken Coopers! My name is Janette and I have never joined BYC until now but I’ve had many chickens! I recently started looking into MF/Calico Cochins because they’re so stunning and so rare in my area so I wanted to bring them here and have them available to my community next...
  17. 5turnedinto25

    Hen or rooster? Breed? 🌀🤨

    Hi, I’m hoping someone can help me figure this out!! I’m looking to adopt another hen from my local shelter. This bird was listed as a hen on the website and they said was returned to the shelter for being a rooster with no other explanation. I went to go take a look at her/him and still can’t...
  18. Rachaelk

    What color are my Bantam Cochins?

    A new addition to my homestead is this bantam cochin breeding pair. I think they are gorgeous 😍 BUT I am not sure what color they are considered. Please help me identify!
  19. B

    Denver, CO - Five friendly, young laying chickens! Need a new home.

    Five beautiful, healthy and friendly chickens looking for a new home. We are moving and sadly can't take our girls. We have 2 grey Orpingtons, 1 black Orpington, 1 light Brahma and 1 partridge Cochin. They were all born in April of last year and are the sweetest things! They will eat from your...
  20. RonWeasley

    What is this thing? (11 week old cochin)

    Some backstory. We ordered 5 unsexed cochins from a hatchery, along with some other birds. As of this post, they are 11 weeks old. We thought we were able to vent sex this brown one as a male, but we have doubts. We're not experienced with vent sexing, so don't fully trust our judgement with it...
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