. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. Fig. 58. Buff Cochins. particular have many admirers. Probably the highest prices ever given for fowls in this country have been given for Buff' Co- chins. Breeding to excessive feathering has prejudiced prac- tical breeders against all varie- ties of Cochins. Buff Cochins.— Fig. 58.— Standard weights, cock 11 lbs., cockerel 9 lbs., hen 8J^ lbs., pullet y lbs.; color of skin and legs yellow ; are the most pop- ular variety. The prescribed color is a rich, deep, clear buff, uniform on each specimen. As there are differences of opinio
. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. Fig. 58. Buff Cochins. particular have many admirers. Probably the highest prices ever given for fowls in this country have been given for Buff' Co- chins. Breeding to excessive feathering has prejudiced prac- tical breeders against all varie- ties of Cochins. Buff Cochins.— Fig. 58.— Standard weights, cock 11 lbs., cockerel 9 lbs., hen 8J^ lbs., pullet y lbs.; color of skin and legs yellow ; are the most pop- ular variety. The prescribed color is a rich, deep, clear buff, uniform on each specimen. As there are differences of opinion as to what buff is, all shades are seen, from a pale lemon to — Very hardy ; of all breeds the least influenced by climatic or other changes, and least restive in confinement; brown eggs ; very persistent sitters; combs single, serrated, small to medium in size; ear lobes red; plumage long, loose, fluffy; legs and toes heavily feathered. (On many of the heav- ily feathered exhibition Cochins the inner as well as the outer side of the shank is feathered). Cochins are generally considered inferior to Brahmas, both for eggs and meat. When bred to good breast development, fair specimens are quite the equals of the Brah- mas as roasters. When bred for eggs they rival the best Brahmas as layers. As fanciers' fowls the Buff" and Partridge varieties in. Fig. S9. Partridge 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, I. S. Johnson & co.
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