Cochin chicken

Cochin
	Partridge cock
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk; Livestock Conservancy (2020): recovering;
Other names	Shanghai; Cochin-China;
Country of origin	China
Use	ornamental
Traits
Weight	Male: Standard: 3.6–5.9 kg; Bantam: 900 g; ; Female: Standard: 3.2–5.0 kg; Bantam: 800 g; ;
Egg colour	brown
Comb type	single
Classification
APA	Asiatic
ABA	feather legged
EE	yes
PCGB	soft feather: heavy
	Chicken; Gallus gallus domesticus;

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 the Cochin-China.

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Traits
Partridge cock
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk^[1]^: 155 Livestock Conservancy (2020): recovering^[2]
Other names	Shanghai Cochin-China
Country of origin	China
Use	ornamental
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

Cochin chicken

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