Janty Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Lauren my cochin started laying this week. All the books say that they are useless layers and to expect 100-120 eggs per year. That's roughly 1 every 3-4 days. So far she has laid for three days, had a day off then laid for two days. Anybody else have laying cochins? What are other people's experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Well done Lauren Boots my black cochin has laid fairly regularly for the last number of weeks, definately more than once every 3 or 4 days (I didn't know they were poor layers ) She is so noisy when she has done the deed, and lets every one know oh and her eggs are a little on the small side for such a chunky chook Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Must be the weather....perhaps it's perfect for cochins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 what age are your cochins when they laid? I dont think mine are any where near laying they have tiny pink combs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Lauren hatched on 22nd June. My other cochin is a month older and is showing no sign of laying. She crouched a couple of times a few weeks ago but nothing since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Ive just checked my calendar and my 2 cochins are a year old in April. They dont even look close to laying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Perhaps they are late developers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I thought cochins laid about 200 a year. around 3 a week. The guide to get on pure breeds does differ sometimes quite a lot depending on where you look. I think a lot depends on the exact blood lines of the birds, as they prob vary a bit. Im more impressed that she chose January to start laying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 It was impressive that she started laying in January. I have found several references in books to how many eggs to expect in a year. One book says 100, one says 110, one says 120 and another says 150. I suppose that it depends on the author's experiences with the breed. 200 would be nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Good for Lauren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...