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but in the spring they want to eternally sit, so few eggs are the result. 

 Of all fowls the Cochins are the greatest sitters, and when a Cochin 

 wants to sit, sit she will, even on stones or small blocks of wood, if she 

 has no eggs. They are clumsy and often break the eggs and kill the 

 young chicks. 



The flesh is coarse and the bones are large, hence they make poor 

 table fowls. 



There are four colors, buff, black, white, and partridge, all of which 

 look good on exhibition, in fact are handsome, and they are the fowl 

 where appearance, and not utility is looked for. 



As a commercial fowl the Cochin is very undesirable. 



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LACED WYANDOTTES. 



Wyandottes. This is a variety of American origin, and one which 

 has won such great favor that it has become one of the most popular, if 

 not the most popular fowl of the present time. It carries the Sebright 

 lacing, and this makes it a very handsome bird, when it approaches any- 

 thing like perfection. The Silver Laced Wyandottes were the first of 

 this deservedly popular variety, but the Golds and the Whites have 

 since made their appearance. The Golds are very rich in color and are 

 very pleasing birds. It is a large breed, with the Asiatic shape, having 

 no feathers on the legs, and a rose comb. It combines most of the good 

 qualities, being a good table fowl, a prolific layer, a good sitter and 



