"Cochin Chinas" redirects here. For the historic region, see Cochinchina.
Cochin
Partridge Cochin cock
Conservation status
FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 155
Livestock Conservancy (2020): recovering[2]
Country of origin
China
Use
ornamental
Traits
Weight
Male:
Standard: 3.6–5.9 kg[3]: 92 Bantam: 900 g[4]: 115
Female:
Standard: 3.2–5.0 kg[3]: 92 Bantam: 800 g[4]: 115
Egg colour
brown
Comb type
single
Classification
APA
Asiatic[5]: 12
ABA
Feather legged[5]: 8
EE
yes[6]
PCGB
Soft feather: heavy[7]
Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus
White Cochin hens at one year old, bred in England in 2020
The Cochin is a breed of large domestic chicken. It derives from large feather-legged chickens brought from China to Europe and North America in the 1840s and 1850s. It is reared principally for exhibition. It was formerly known as Cochin-China.
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