Description
Barred Cochin chickens are a massive Asiatic breed covered with an extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy, feathers with light and dark colors alternating in parallel lines along each feather, making for a beautifully striped bird from tip to toe. Cochins were introduced from China in the mid-1800s as Shanghais, and they created a sensation wherever shown. Today this breed is still a beautiful show bird and highly prized for exhibition.
The Standard size Barred Cochin is one of our family favorites. These large, feather-footed birds have an excellent disposition making them a good choice for a backyard flock or urban setting, and they weather the cold well. Cochin hens are ok cream/brown egg layers, and good setters. This chicken is also great around children making it a perfect pet for the family farm. Many people who like this breed of chicken also like the miniature version of the breed (bantam) Barred Cochin.
Approx. 120-160 Brown Eggs/Yr | Mature Wt: Male 11# Female 8.5#
- Poultry Show Class: Asiatic Class
- Weights: Hen—–8 1/2 lbs Rooster——11 lbs
- Purpose and Type: Ornamental and meat; Exhibition
- Color of Egg Shell: Cream/Brown
- Egg Production: 120-160 eggs per year
- Egg Size: Medium-Large
- Temperament: Docile
- Fertility Percentage: 40-55%
- Broody: Setter
- Mating Ratio: 6 Females to 1 Male
- Roost Height: 0 to 2 feet
- Country of Origin – Asia
Available February – August
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Minimum 3 Chicks)
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Additional small order fee ($35.00) charged for orders of only 3-14 poultry.
