Cochin
Ornamental · China · 🌱 Beginner friendly
The Cochin is an enormous ball of feathers right down to its toes, moving through the yard like a slow, contented cloud. It's among the most placid of all chickens, a devoted sitter that will happily hatch other hens' eggs, and its feathered legs make it a poor flyer and an easy keeper.
Eggs per year
150–180
Egg color
Brown
Egg size
Medium
Hen weight
8–9 lbs
Temperament
Exceptionally docile
Broodiness
Often broody
Did you know?
Cochins presented to Queen Victoria in the 1840s helped set off "hen fever," a full-blown Victorian craze in which fancy chickens sold for astonishing sums.
Is the Cochin right for your flock?
Expect roughly 150–180 brown eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A Cochin hen runs 8–9 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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