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|name = Cochin |
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|image = File:Partridge Cochin cockerel.jpg |
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|caption = A Partridge Cochin cockerel |
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|country = China |
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|use = Ornamental |
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|male_weight = 11 lb. / 5 kg |
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|female_weight = 8.5 lb. / 4 kg |
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|egg_color = Brown |
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|comb = Single |
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|trait1_data = <!-- etc, up to trait4_label / trait4_data --> |
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|classification_label = APA |
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|classification_data = Asiatic |
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|classification1_label = ABA |
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|classification1_data = Feather Legged |
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[[File:Blue Cochin Chicken.jpg|thumb|250px|A Blue Cochin hen]] |
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The '''Cochin''' or '''Cochin China''', is a [[breed]] of [[chicken]]. |
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The name ''Cochin'' came from the original Chinese name 九斤黄(in [[pinyin]]: jiujin huang, pronounced jil jin hwaang), meaning '''nine jin yellow''', erroneously conflated with the then-current names for what are now parts of southern [[Kochi (India)|India]] and [[Cochinchina|Vietnam]], where '''jin''' is a traditional Chinese [[catty|measurement of weight]]. In China itself, the name 九斤黄 is actually used for any large chicken or even a dish made from one. |
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==Quick Facts== |
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Cochin ancestors first originated in the United States after the Chinese chicken, which was tight-feathered and had moderate to no feathers on their legs, was brought to the eastern coast around 1845. They soon became a hit, and Shanghai lovers took the fluffiest and most feather legged chickens to breed them for those traits exactly. Their result was very nice, with the fully feather-legged and fluffy chicken we now call the Cochin. This began what was known as the “hen craze,” which stretched from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, when people around the world bred chickens purely for their looks, rather than to create a better egg layer and such. The Cochin today is a very large, fluffy feathered bird with fully feathered legs and feet. Their very fluffy cushion and short, fluffy tail give them a unique look, with their short, curved-looking back as a result. The cochin is a hardy, friendly, and docile chicken. Cochins also will adapt very easily to confined spaces or open range. Cochin hens are fairly broody and good mothers, and are known to be good surrogate incubating birds in even falcon breeding. However, they are slow to mature. This breed was admitted into the APA in 1874. There are 18 colors of the cochin chicken, nine of them being birchen, blue, buff, gold laced, silver laced, barred, black, red,lemon blue, and white. The standard-sized cochin is of the Asiatic class, and the roosters weigh about 5kg (11 lbs), while the hens weigh about 4kg (8.5 lbs). The bantam version of the cochin is of the feather legged class. The bantam rooster weighs on average 900g (32oz), while the hen weighs a smaller 800g (28oz). A male’s comb should be of medium size, with five points that stick straight into the air. He should also have round and long wattles and earlobes. The female has a rather small comb, which conforms to their head. Their wattles and earlobes are small as well. |
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==History== |
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This chicken was originally bred in [[China]] and later exported to [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]] and [[United States|America]] in the mid 19th century. As a very distinctive breed of chicken, it apparently created a bit of a craze among poultry lovers in the English-speaking world, effectively launching poultry [[Animal fancy|fancy]] as we know it today.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Chicken Book |last=Smith |first=Page |author2=Charles Daniels |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-8203-2213-1 |publisher=University of Georgia Press }}</ref> Not only was this breed one of the largest seen, with cocks weighing up to 11 [[pound (mass)|pounds]] (5 kg), but also the soft and plentiful plumage makes the bird quite conspicuous by exaggerating its already large size. Once in the United States, the breed underwent considerable development into its current state. There is also a [[Bantam (chicken)|bantam]] version, which is often called the "Pekin bantam", but should not be confused with the separate true [[Pekin (chicken)|Pekin bantam]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Ekarius |first=Carol |title=Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds |year=2007 |publisher=[[Storey Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-58017-667-5 }}</ref> |
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== Characteristics == |
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[[Image:Imposing chicken.jpg|thumb|right|Cochin rooster]] |
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As above, the most distinctive feature of the Cochin is the excessive plumage that covers leg and foot. The skin beneath the feathers is yellow and the egg colour is light brown. Eggs are also medium in size. Standard [[weight]] is 11 pounds (5 kg) for a cock, 9 pounds (4 kg) for a cockerel, 8.5 pounds (3.9 kg) for a hen, and 7 pounds (3.2 kg) for a [[wikt:pullet|pullet]]. Colour varieties include buff, black, partridge, blue, silver laced, splash, golden laced, and white. Cochins also come in a variety called frizzled, in which the feathers are turned outward. Cochins are well known as good mothers, even as foster mothers for other breeds, and they can lay many eggs, but usually not for extended periods of time. Cochins are also known to be good pet hens for the garden, as they are tame and regarded as one of the most 'friendly' chicken breeds. |
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Cochins are rather quiet chickens, and tend to be quite calm as well. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Delayed feathering in chickens]], a condition found in this breed. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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*[http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/ - Standard of Perfection] |
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The Standard of Perfection is the most prestigious chicken book. |
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[http://www.cochinsint.com/ Cochins International] is the Official International Cochin Breed club. |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Cochin (chicken)}} |
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*[http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/poultry/index.htm - Illustrations and information on Cochins] |
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*[http://www.cochinsint.com/ - Cochins International Home Page] |
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Revision as of 04:19, 23 April 2014
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