The Poultry Keeper

Wilt · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:58 am Post subject:

They are black mottled it works on a similar principle to the jubilee Orp with the recessive mottle gene. These are from Peter Heywood Who is the president of the Cochin club!

Wilt · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject:

cochineal · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 Location: france

hi everyone i am new to the forum and new to keeping chickens and i have a fabulous family of 10 cochin bantams...6 boys 4 girls and i hope to get lots of help and advice on here.

Wilt · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject:

Hi Neal, back here in britain they are refered to as Pekins! Everyone else in the chickineering world refers to them as Bantam Cochins. The british poultry standards started refering to them as Pekins in the early to mid 70's.
My wife is from Jersey, and her sisters visit us here in Worcester and travel to france, so stay in touch and we could sort out some large fowl cochin hatching eggs in the future!!

ATB

Tim

Wilt · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

Here are some up to date pictures of the Mottles

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 970 Location: Cambridgeshire

There beautiful birds Wilt i love cochins but i say that with all the breeds Very Happy

cochineal · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 Location: france

This is my family and despite lavishing lots of tlc and chat on them, nearly three weeks into their new home and not an egg in sight, despite the fact that four of them are women. Ho hum.....maybe when it warms up a bit.

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 970 Location: Cambridgeshire

Lovely birds cochineal Very Happy

Wilt · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:48 am Post subject:

Wilt · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

JC · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1099 Location: Sussex

Two questions? which are bigger brahmas or cochins? Do cochins lay more eggs than brahmas? thanks

bronskibeat · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1720 Location: Clawddnewydd

Brahmas are larger, as to egg production, not too sure but as my 2 cochins have only laid a total of 2 eggs in 6 weeks, I'd hope the Bramhas do better!! Laughing

crazywelshchuck · Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 95

I have both cochin and brahma and both are huge!!! but I would say the cochin are bigger not much at all between them size wise. My cochin lay almost every day and so does the brahma but at the moment she is broodie and sat on a load of eggs as at the moment only the one columbian buff brahma but got a trio of black cochin show winners which I have only had about 6wks. Have got a pair of same colour brahma arriving soon so will have a trio. Also have a doz blue partridge brahma due to hatch on 9th june cannot wait!!!
Razz

tracey061196 · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:37 am Post subject:

Hi

I just bought 3 young Cochins from Auction only paid £6.00 for the 3 (2 blue and 1 black) they are SO CUTE Very Happy

. It didnt say how old they are but i would say about 8-10 weeks old. When i go into the pen they come running over, and they are so tame, just put my hand down and pick one up.

My son (aged 11) thinks its marvellous that he can actually go into one of the pens and pick a chicken up without them moving on.

buffcochin · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: buff cochins

Hi, i have 2 beautiful buff cochins, tinker and belle. i have just aquired 6 eggs to hatch and was wondering if there was anyone knows if i need to vaccinate them? if so how can i do it? thanks xxxx