Breeding white and black cochin bantams

[MissTracy]

Just curious how it works - picking up some white bantam cochin chicks to put in with my black cochin bantams - will I get either black or white or will some be mixed in coloration? Have a set pair in black, hoping for two white hens but we shall see

 

[Trish1974]

You will get paint chicks, which in my opinion is a mess of a color. Mostly white with random black feathers. You will have problems down the road getting rid of leakage and getting back to a solid color. Best to keep your black and whites separate (in my opinion).

 

[Amer]

Cochins are recessive white... so it could be anything.
That cross will probably produce black chicks, but they may turn out blue or barred. If she’s on a birchen or partridge base, I guess they’d produce black with leakage, but that’s not as likely.

 

[Trish1974]

Oh, sorry about that. I thought Cochins were dominant white.

 

[MissTracy]

Thanks peeps! Decided to stick with my black beauties and call it a day. Have 22 eggs in the bator and going to a flock swap tomorrow so it’s not like I’ll be bored