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lighter than the Light Brahma; the hens have the 

 same weight. They are distinctively table fowls. 

 The hens are good sitters, easily handled, and are 

 slow and awkward in movement. The young are 



Fia. 13. Buff Cochin hen (one-seventh size). 



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 peaceable, seldom quarrel and stand 

 confinement well. They do well where others would 

 not thrive for lack of exercise. 



The Buff Cochins are as pure buff as any of 

 the buff breeds. This variety is the most popular 



