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are not quite so popular as the Light, which is no 

 doubt due to the superior egg production of the 

 latter. Brahmas do well in small runs or yards. 

 When liberally fed, the Brahmas have a tendency 

 to become too fat for laying and for breeding pur- 

 poses. Excessive fatness not only causes fewer 

 eggs, but a larger proportion of infertile ones. 



FIG. 12. Buff Cochin cock (one-eighth size). 

 COCHINS 



The Cochins were introduced into England from 

 China about 1843, when the ports of China were 

 opened to European traders. The cock is a pound 



