Useful Qualities of Cochins 49 



COCHINS 



The Cochins were introduced into England from 

 China about 1843, when the ports of China were 

 opened to European traders. They are a pound 

 lighter than the Light Brahmas. They are dis- 



Fig. 12. Buff Cochin cock (one-eighth size), 



tinctively table .fowls. The hens are good sitters, 

 easily handled, and are slow and awkward in 

 movement. The young are fairly hardy after the 

 chickens once get a good start. They grow fast 

 and furnish a good quantity of meat, but not of 

 the best quality. They are considered indifferent 

 layers. These fowls are gentle and tame, very 



