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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA. 



of the other, lest the hens, which are quite savage towards other 

 than their own chicks, destroy them. 



THE ASIATICS COCHINS AND BRAHMAS. 



The following description 

 of the distinctive character- 

 istics of the Cochins will an- 

 swer for all of the varieties 

 so far as the substantial feat- 

 ures of the breed are con- 

 cerned. 



The principal difference 

 between the varieties of the 

 breed is found in the color of 

 the plumage or in non-essen- 

 tial features. 



PAKTRIDGE COCHINS. 



% The following extract from Hewitt's description of the Buff, 



Cochin is found in The 

 Poultry Book, by W. B. 

 Tegetrneier : 



" In size and weight the 

 larger the better, if with- 

 out coarseness. Sometimes 

 the cocks attain the weight 

 I of thirteen and a half 

 pounds ; but from eleven 

 to twelve pounds are good 

 average bifds. The hens 

 weigh froiji eight to ten 

 pounds ; if they continue 

 healthy and are well fed, 

 they generally increase in 

 weight until their third 

 year. 



BUFF COCHINS. 



"The carriage and form of the cock should be fine, noble, and 

 very majestic ; the breast very broad, forming a straight line from 

 the crop to the thighs ; the back short and wide ; the tail only very 



