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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA. 



roosts they are liable to contract club-foot, a troulib iesembling 

 stone-bruise on the human foot, which generally destroys the use- 

 fulness of the birds. They bear confinement better than the 

 smaller breeds, and hence are better suited to small lots, in which 

 they must be confined to very contracted quarters. 



The chicks of the Cochins are remarkably hardy, grow rapidly, 

 and acquire sufficient size to be used by tbi? time they are feathered 

 over. The principal objection to the Cochins as a table fowl is the 

 smallness of the development of the breast in proportion to that 

 of less desirable parts. They are conspicuous for their large thighs 

 and broad and meaty backs. 



The cross of the Cochin cock on the common dunghill hen pro- 

 duces a grade which is hardy and thrifty when young, matures 

 rapidly, and as a table fowl gives general satisfaction. 



The Cochin hens, as well as 

 their half-breeds, make excel- 

 lent sitters and mothers for the 

 yards in which the non-sit- 

 ting breeds, such as Leghorn, 

 Spanish, etc., are principally 

 employed. 



The principal varieties of 

 Cochins are : Buff, Partridge, 

 Pea-comb Partridge, White, 

 Black and Cinnamon ; all of 

 which correspond closely.in es- 

 sential characteristics, the 

 WHITE COCHIN. chief difference resting in the 



color of the plumage. 



THE BRAHMA FOWLS 



Resemble the Cochins very closely in general characteristics. In. 

 deed, it is claimed by some that the Brahmas were derived from the 

 Cochins. Be this as it may, the two are very closely allied, with no 

 greater difference in essential characteristics than exist between sub- 

 varieties in some of the standard breeds. 



The light Brahma is one of the most popular breeds, having large 

 size and hardiness, both in the young and adult birds. The flesh is 

 \vell distributed over the most valuabb and desirable parts. In 



