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Raising Mille Fleur Bantam Cochins
and Calico Cochins
(PROJECT birds)
in the Bluff Country of Southeastern Minnesota


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Saturday, April 2, 2011

He's King of the Hill...

I have to admit:  I think this is the most beautiful Blue-Laced-Red
Wyandotte rooster that I have ever seen!


I LOVE the deep, dark blue on this neck feathering and the dark, brick red on his breast feathers.


His conformation is excellent as well!


He positivey takes my breath away!


"Big Blue", as he is affectionately called,


is a very sweet boy.


He is also, now, my only BLRW breeding rooster.
I sold my stunning splash rooster because I have plenty of gorgeous splash hens and don't want too many Splash birds.


As  much as I like the dark blue birds, I think that without the contrast of the striking Splash girls,  the all dark blue would look rather plain.


Blue is friendly with people but really gaurds his territory fiercely from any unwise cochin rooster who happens to venture where he is not welcome...


The girls are all laying like crazy and I'm incubating and selling hatching eggs like crazy!
$30 for a 1/2 dozen $55 for a dozsen...



10 comments:

  1. Are you really getting $30.00 and $55.00 per?

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  2. He certainly is a beautiful bird

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  3. Wow, I think he is the most beautiful one I have seen too. We have several and no way do they compare to this guy!

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  4. Nancy- I'm going to want some pullets at the end of summer.... Shel

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  5. He his gorgeous, but you may want to check the rooster. The swelling under his right eye looks like sinus swelling from a upper respiratory infection.

    ~~Matt~~

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  6. I never knew chickens could be so absolutely gorgeous until I saw your birds. Just....wow!

    Nancy in Iowa

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  7. Big Blue is absolutely stunning. I never tire of looking at pictures of your beautiful flock.

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  8. He is quite a handsome rooster. He knows it. You can tell.
    I love those Splash hens though. I would love to add some to my flock. I haven't seen them at the local feed barn. Are they a special bird? Any requirements? I love their coloring.

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  9. he's very well balanced isnt he?

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