Silver Laced Cochin Standard Chicken
The Chicken Coop Company
Silver Laced Cochin Standard Chicken
The Chicken Coop Company introduces the Silver Laced Cochin Standard, a large, gentle bird with beautiful fluffy feathers and feathered legs. Perfect as a family pet or for raising chicks, this breed lays small to medium brown eggs. Order your Silver Cochin Standard chicks today for a friendly addition to your flock.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Are Cochin chickens good egg layers?
Cochins are primarily raised for their ornamental value, often kept as show birds or as charming pets. While they can produce a fair number of eggs, they tend to go broody quite often, which reduces their overall yearly egg output.
What is the lifespan of a silver laced Cochin?
Cochins come in a wide range of colors, including white, black, laced, blue, and various shades of gold and buff. Typically, they live between 8 to 10 years.
Are Cochins friendly?
Cochins, one of the larger chicken breeds, are exceptionally friendly and gentle. These birds enjoy human interaction, often perching on laps, and are known for their nurturing nature, sometimes even caring for animals other than their own chicks.
How to care for Cochin chickens?
Providing fresh, clean water is essential, and it’s ideal to refresh it multiple times a day. Although Cochins are not particularly aggressive when it comes to reproduction, limiting the presence of a male can help reduce stress, especially during warmer months. Additionally, adjusting their feed slightly can be beneficial.
Silver Laced Cochin Facts
- Poultry Show Class: Asiatic Class
- Weights – Hen—–8 1/2 lbs
- Rooster——11 lbs
- Pullet—7 lbs
- Cockerel—-9 lbs
- Purpose and Type – Ornamental and meat; Exhibition
- Egg Shell Color – Brown
- Egg Production – 110-160 eggs per year (estimates only)
- Egg Size: Medium-Large
- Temperament: Docile
- Fertility Percentage: 40-55%
- Broody: Setter
- Mating Ratio: 6 Females to 1 Male
- Roost Height: 0 to 2 feet
- Country of Origin – Asia
- APA: Yes, Recognized by the American Standard of Perfection in 1965.
- TLC: Recovering Status, Considered a sustainable heritage chicken breed
- Breeder Farm Source: Poultry Breeding Farm developing our bloodline or strain of pure color varieties of standard size Cochin chickens since 1975.
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