. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 388 POULTRY CULTURE â R^ 1^1 <^**'- Kf-'* ^H ^Br^..^^ W'4 ^K â MwJ pHpEf #^Hp ^^j^^ V ^^" ^ ^iiiPrHf^flB K^-^y^ â IA iBi ^^B Fig. 382. Buff Cochin cock. (Photograph from owners,Tienken and Case, Rochester, Michigan) Partridge next but far behind, the Black and the White com- paratively rare, though before the appearance of the Lang- shan the Black Cochin (some- times under that name and sometimes as the Java) seems to have been widely distributed. In shape the modern Cochin of the exhibition type differs greatly from the early Asi
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 388 POULTRY CULTURE â R^ 1^1 <^**'- Kf-'* ^H ^Br^..^^ W'4 ^K â MwJ pHpEf #^Hp ^^j^^ V ^^" ^ ^iiiPrHf^flB K^-^y^ â IA iBi ^^B Fig. 382. Buff Cochin cock. (Photograph from owners,Tienken and Case, Rochester, Michigan) Partridge next but far behind, the Black and the White com- paratively rare, though before the appearance of the Lang- shan the Black Cochin (some- times under that name and sometimes as the Java) seems to have been widely distributed. In shape the modern Cochin of the exhibition type differs greatly from the early Asiatic type. In this division of the Asiatics the development of feathers on the body and feet has been carried as far as pos- sible, making the birds (the hens especially) appear like big balls of feathers. To heighten this effect the neck and the legs have been somewhat shortened, though not as much as appears, for a part of the apparent short- ness of extremities is due to the length, abundance, and loose, fluffy character of the plumage. In the most heavily feathered specimens the shank is completely covered with feathers, on both inner and outer sides. Although the feathers on the body and feet are abundant, the tail and wing feathers are much shortened. The American Stand- ard weights for Cochins are cock, 11 pounds ; cockerel, 9 pounds ; hen, 8^ pounds ; pullet, 7 pounds. These weights are often exceeded.^ The comb is single ; it is small in the females and, preferably, also in the males, though it is not 'I have had Buff Cochin cocks weigh as high as 14 pounds, and credible reports give 16 and 17 pounds as extreme heavy Fig. 3S3. Buff Cochin hen. (Photo- graph from owners, Tienken and Case). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ;
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