What is a bantam Cochin chicken?
The cochin bantam is one of the most popular feather-legged bantams to own. There are 16 color varieties already recognized in the bantam standard. They are small balls of fluff, docile, and a wonderful addition for any backyard flock.
What colors do Cochin bantams come in?
Seventeen color varieties of bantam Cochins are recognized by the American Bantam Association, including Black Tailed Red, Birchen, Golden Laced, Columbian, and Lemon Blue. They are second only to the English Game bantam chicken in popularity. Temperament: Friendly, docile, good mothers.
What is a Birchen chicken?
Blue Birchen Marans are one of the rarest types of Marans. This breed is also sometimes referred to as Black Silver Marans or just Silver Marans. They lay beautiful brown eggs that resemble the color of a terra-cotta planting pot. This breed carries the blue gene and can come in blue, black, or splash color patterns.
Are Cochin bantams small?
There’s also a bantam variety of cochin chickens – and the bantams are tiny (about 2 pounds), and very friendly and cuddly! They love being around people, and would be great as pets for children.
Are Cochin bantams broody?
Cochin hens are inclined to broodiness and will hatch more than one batch per year if allowed. As a broody fowl, they have no equals. Even roosters will occasionally brood the chicks, though Cochins tend to wean the young a bit soon if used to hatch chicks early in the year while it’s still cold.
What age do bantam Cochins start laying?
Cochins are slow to mature, and start laying at 8-9 months, not the standard 6 like most egg laying breeds (4 for Leghorns and production hens). Even our bantams took a while to start laying!
Which pattern of inheritance determines feather color in chickens?
To breed a chicken having a particular color scheme, one begins with the background color, which is controlled by the E-locus gene. The other color and (secondary) pattern genes essentially modify this background. Several different genes interact to determine feather colors and patterns.
Do Cochin bantams fly?
Because of their size, regular-sized Cochin chickens do not fly, which makes them a favorite for hobbyists. They can be contained in a low fenced chicken run, (made from chicken wire or hardware cloth) and don’t do much roaming or free ranging.