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. 



The following extract from 



PAKTRIDGE COCHINS. 



Hewitt's description of the Bun! 

 Cochin is found in The 

 Poultry Book, by W. B. 

 Tegetmeier : 



"In size and weight the 

 larger the better, if with- 

 out coarseness. Sometimes 

 the cocks attain the weight 

 of thirteen and a half 

 pounds; but from eleven 

 to twelve pounds are good 

 average Mrds. The hens 

 f weigh from eight to ten 

 as pounds, if they continue 

 B healthy and are well fed, 

 ^ they generally increase im 

 weight until their third 

 year. 



BUFF COCHINS. 



"The carriage and form of the cock should be tine, nobie and 

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

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

 slightly raised, compared with that of other fowls ; the wing* x- 



