Cochins have been my passion for many years, and I have greatly enjoyed both breeding them and showing them. The lines I work with go back many generations in the hands of Master Breeders who also showed them. In recent years I have focused primarily on breeding and conservation of these top American lines and offer them to fellow breeders and exhibitors who would like to work with them. Because the chicks I offer are only out of top matings they are limited quantity and only available for a short time each spring. After a few years of building stock I am pleased that I will be able to offer large fowl Partridge Cochins on my website for the first time. I am currently offering large Cochins in Black, Buff, White, Partridge, and Blue and am proud of the many awards our customers have won with these birds in recent years – including Champion and Reserve Champion awards at National breed club meets. I do not keep a waitlist. Chicks are generally shipped in the order payment is received, once they become available and weather permits. Blue is always in high demand and as I don’t have a lot of brood stock in Blue for 2021 any orders for Blue will also include Black and/or Splash.
I began offering started chicks in 2019 as an alternative to adult birds after a series of USPS rate increases made shipping large birds more cost prohibitive. This is a rare opportunity to purchase started chicks from my top, cutting-edge matings from proven lines that have been handed down by generations of Master Breeders. Chicks offer an opportunity for the buyer to select from a larger number of birds for their breeding and show programs. While I can’t guarantee they’ll all be show winners – you’ll be working with my best genetics and have the same opportunity to raise a show champion from them as I do. Each shipment will include an extra chick. Groups of mixed-color chicks (breeder’s choice) are easier to fill and so may be filled sooner. Chicks are approximately three weeks at time of shipping and are straight-run. I am offering chicks in groups of 8 and 12 – large quantities may be available upon request.
Chicks Cochin Large Fowl
II have shipped adult stock for years, and due to the increased cost of shipping began offering started chicks a couple of years ago. Chicks are straight-run – unsexed – and approximately three weeks of age at shipment. Purchasing started chicks is more economical than adult stock and less risky than hatching eggs. With chicks you have many more birds to work with for the equivalent cost of an adult bird – and because these chicks are out of our top pens you have the same opportunity to raise a champion bird from these genetics as I do here. I offer started chicks in groups of 6, 8, and 12 – and each shipment includes an extra. Larger quantities may be arranged.
Chicks are generally shipped October through May as availability and weather permit, with March through May being peak season. Fall shipments may be available in some varieties as well. As these chicks are produced in small numbers from premium stock, availability and wait time depend on how well the birds are producing. We do not keep a waitlist, so chicks are shipped in the order they are paid. Chicks are shipped within the lower 48 states via USPS Express Mail on Tuesdays, and a specific ship date will be confirmed once chicks come available. The tracking number will be communicated once the chicks have shipped, and we ask that you communicate as soon as the chicks arrive. Chicks are guaranteed to arrive alive and we include an extra in each box. Any loss as the result of shipping will be managed via the USPS insurance program and replacements will be shipped when they come available. We do not offer shipping refunds for shipments that arrive past the scheduled delivery time. This purchase is not refundable.
In preparation for receiving your chicks, we encourage you to have a clean brooder prepared. It is a good idea to contact your local post office the week of shipment to let you know that you will be receiving birds and to call you for pick up as soon as they arrive. Newly arrived chicks will benefit from electrolytes in their water.