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ALMOST BEEKEEPING - RELATED TOPICS => FARMING & COUNTRY LIFE => Topic started by: Cindi on May 03, 2009, 10:42:27 pm
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Oh brother, spring has sprung, and along with spring is the fever to mother little birds, my bad.
Over the weekend I had a chance to get some two month old standard sized blue cochin chicks. The age of these chicks is two months and they are displaying their gender. There is 6 poulets and 10 cockerals. I will keep 3 poulets and 1 cockeral, my girlfriend wants the other three poulets and two cockerals. That is 7 of the blinking little boys that will need homes. The price of the chicks was very reasonable so I felt justified to purchase them.
Well, bust my britches. When I saw these little girls and boys, I fell in love with them. They came from a woman who had raised these in beautiful and clean surroundings, I felt great about taking them home. These are very friendly, cute, happy, and make ya laugh. They look like little birds wearing bell bottom blue jeans. You'll get a kick out of the pictures.
Where we will be moving to will be in a dry country, there will not be the wintertime muck as we have here. They are winter hardy, love to mother and foster other babies, I am happy. Have that wonderful, most great and awesome day, health and life. Cindi
This shows the difference in size between the two genders, the male obviously being the larger.
(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2746/bluecochinfirstday8.jpg) (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluecochinfirstday8.jpg)
Two of the hens are lighter in colour than the other cochins
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(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3886/bluecochinfirstday2.jpg) (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluecochinfirstday2.jpg)
(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8806/bluecochinfirstday4.jpg) (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluecochinfirstday4.jpg)
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(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3978/bluecochinfirstday9.jpg) (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluecochinfirstday9.jpg)
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Cindi, Cochins are great!
I have the standard blue cochins as well, just like yours and everyone loves them.
They are a very mellow breed.
I have 2 that are a couple, they walk all over the yard together side by side like little lovebirds.
They never leave eachother for more than a couple of feet and if one stops to peck at something and the other keeps walking you should see them run to catch up to eachother.
Its the sweetest thing I have ever seen with chickens.
You will enjoy them, have fun!
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Genetically blue comes from what is called a half-black gene. I have a pigeon that is called cherry blue, slate blue with red checks on the wings.
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Cindi
The cochin hens will make a great mother hen they love to sat on eggs
Johnny
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Ooops in the coop. Miscounted, there are 9 boys and 7 girls, that is a better ratio. These dudes are just so funny to watch, when they run and have a stand off to each other, that really makes me laugh. They tower above the 6 week old barred rocks, of course they are three weeks older, but regardless, I think they are gonna be a big bird. Beautiful day to love this groovey life we all live, love and share, health. Cindi