STANDARD-BRED WHITE COCHINS. 



A Judge and Fancier of Thirty-three Years' Experience in Breeding Cochins Says a Few 



Words in Favor of the Whites. 



By J. D. Nevius. 



(From the Reliable Poultry Journal.) 



THIS variety of the Cochin family should differ only 

 in color from that of the Buff, which is and has been 

 for years considered the most perfect in shape, size 

 and feathering of all the varieties. This can, I 

 think, he easily accounted for from the fact that the Buffs 

 have had far more admirers, consequently have had much 

 more attention paid to their improvement, and being bred in 

 much larger numbers, better specimens have been produced 

 from which to select breeders. After thirty-three years' 

 experience as a breeder of Cochins, most of this time breed- 

 ing the four varieties — Buff, Partridge, White and Black— 

 I have found the Whites in all respects the equal of either 

 of the other more popular varieties — Buffs and Partridges. 

 In hardiness, either as fowls or chicks, they will stand con- 

 finement as well (but like all white birds, -if not kept on 

 grass runs, appear to a disadvantage in point of condition), 

 are good sitters and splendid mothers, and are better layers 

 and their eggs are much larger than those of either of the 

 other varieties. The beauty of a well bred flock of White 

 Cochins on a green lawn I do not think can tie excelled by 

 that of any other variety of all chickendom. Prom the de- 

 mand for eggs and fowls for the past three years I am con- 

 vinced that they are rapidly growing in favor, as they cer- 

 tainly deserve. We have been unable to supply the demand 

 for either fowls or eggs the past two years. With White 



Cochins, like all varieties of white fowls that the Standard 

 demands shall have yellow legs and bay eyes, it has been 

 difficult to breed stay-white males. I mean by this males 

 that when exposed to the sun for a season will be free from 

 any tendency to straw color. Such a cock, if first-class in 

 size, shape and feathering, is almost priceless as a breeder. 

 We lost a bird of 'this kind this year (a winner of many 

 first prizes) that we had used as a breeder for five years, and 

 was strong, active and vigorous up to within a short time 

 of his death. We never bred a Cochin that was more vigor- 

 ous at his age. 



The White Cochin, like all the other varieties, should 

 be a massive bird with broad, deep, well-rounded body and 

 breast, small head for size of bird, comb small, with five 

 serrations, eyes bay, neck short and full, the male's hackle 

 cushion full and well rounded, that of the female almost 

 extending well over the shoulders, back short and broad, 

 hiding the entire tail, which should be so carried that the 

 highest point does not appear above the highest point of 

 cushion, breast deep, full and well rounded, and carried mod- 

 erately low, legs yellow, short and abundantly feathered to 

 end of middle toe. We believe that in a few years the 

 White Cochin will in all respects be the equal of the best 

 of any other variety of Cochins. 



J. D. NEVIUS. 



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Standard-bred White Cochins— By Sewell. 



