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.

Traits
Partridge cock
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk^: 155 Livestock Conservancy (2020): recovering
Other names	Shanghai Cochin-China
Country of origin	China
Use	ornamental
Weight	Male: Standard: 3.6–5.9 kg^: 92 Bantam: 900 g^: 115 Female: Standard: 3.2–5.0 kg^: 92 Bantam: 800 g^: 115
Egg colour	brown
Comb type	single
Classification
APA	Asiatic^: 12
ABA	feather legged^: 8
EE	yes
PCGB	soft feather: heavy
Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus