Decatur, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- ornamental
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~150
- Hen weight
- ~8.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- docile, placid, very tame
- Forages
- poor
- Broodiness
- high
- APA class
- Asiatic
- NPIP stock code
- R94
- Origin
- China
Breed guide
Cochin
Also known as: Shanghai
Chinese breed whose arrival in the West sparked the 1850s hen fever. A ball of feathers right down to the toes. Lay is modest and the hens are reliable broodies. Varieties run long in both large fowl and bantam.
Keeper's notes
Feathered feet and all that fluff soak up mud, so give them a covered, dry run in a wet climate. They put on fat easily. Few breeds handle confinement as well.
From the 1910 Standard of Perfection
Class: Asiatic
Standard weights: cock 11 lbs, hen 8.5 lbs, cockerel 9 lbs, pullet 7 lbs
“The Cochin male should be a very deep-bodied, massive, vigorous bird, possessing a dignified carriage, but showing a tendency to lean forward.”
Disqualifications: Buff variety: vulture-like hocks; plucked hocks; shanks other than yellow; bare middle toes; birds falling below disqualifying weights.
APA recognized varieties
Asiatic · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black 1874Buff 1874Partridge 1874White 1874Blue 1965Brown 1965Golden Laced 1965Silver Laced 1965Barred 1982
Cochin listings
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Where to find Cochin
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (107)
Spring Valley, IL
Granville, IL
Elkhart, IL
Brighton, IL
Huntley, IL
Lexington, IL
IL
Godfrey, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (9)
Johnston City, IL
Fults, IL
West North Peotone, IL
Dakota, IL
South Lyon, MI
Oceola, OH
Mt Gilead, OH
Polk, OH
Kinsman, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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