General Information
- Breed Purpose
- brooding, Show
- Comb
- Single
- Broodiness
- extreame
- Climate Tolerance
- Good
- Egg Productivity
- Poor-Fair
- Egg Size
- small
- Egg Color
- White
- Breed Temperament
- Great
- Breed Colors/Varieties
- Mottled, red and barred rock
- Breed Size
- Small Males 3 lbs Females 2 lbs
- Color
- Black and white speckles
Soldiers returning from China brought the first Cochin bantams to England in the 1860’s. They were known as “Pekin” bantams then and are still referred to as “Pekins” in many parts of Europe. Cochins are heavily feathered down the shanks and toes and appear to be much larger than they actually are. They are very gentle, excellent setters, require little space, and with their many color varieties are absolutely beautiful to look at. Cochins are the most popular of the feather legged bantams and one of our best setters. Cochins have a lustrous, greenish black base color with many of the feathers tipped in white - a color contrast that really makes them stand out in a flock.