Buyer question
How many eggs do Cochin poultry lay?
Our Animal Library lists the Cochin poultry at about 150 light brown eggs a year (eggs).
Source: the Cochin poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Cochin poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Cochins came from China in the 1840s and started the Victorian poultry craze. They are large, fluffy and feather-footed, very calm and broody, and bantam Cochins are among the most popular pet chickens.
- Egg output
- 2 out of 5 (Moderate layer)
- Purpose
- Pet, show
- Best fit
- Families, pet flocks
- Hardiness
- 3 out of 5 (Cold hardy, heat hard)
What to weigh
Cochins lay fewer eggs than production breeds and go broody often. Thick feathers make them struggle in heat and hold mud on their feet.