Cochin

Such a wonderful little chicken!
I have 4 bantam frizzles & a smooth & all are super tough. Frizzles are perfectly fine in rain or snow in my experiences. Mine are always out in it & have gone through -40's winters with zero problem! Tough, feisty little ones! In extreme conditions I keep all my chickens in a protected run & coop with no extra heat, otherwise they have freedom to choose the outdoors.
They are so darn cute, sweet, fun & friendly & would make a great pet for kids & adults alike.
Be prepared for the odd broody spell. They want to be mommas more often than some breeds. I just separate them without a nesting box for 3-4 days & it breaks the broody spell.
Will always have some! LOVE them!!

I have a silver laced cochin rooster who is absolutely adorable. He giggles to call the girls over to eat. when he runs his legs look like stumps. He puts the ladies first always, it doesn't matter what he is doing.He fails almost every time he tries to mate though. Ive watched him fall off, get dragged, or run into something. He breaks up fights; he hates it when they do and screeches and grabs one of them so they can't fight anymore. Major Chaps is the best rooster i could've hoped for! I love him, he loves his ladies!

Love these birds! I have 1 large fowl cochin and 3 bantams. They all love attention, even my really shy one. My one large fowl cochin is a big eater and will rip open bags for food. But, that's just her
I recommend these birds for everyone!

I have a white cochin. She is sweet and likes to be held, but she can be aggressive sometimes.

Here is a picture of her at the Utah State Fair in 2016:

I keep Large Fowl Cochins
This is the best bird for any kind of chicken keeping setting. While I only have cochins for showing they are the best. They are very calm birds, my younger sister showed one of mine in Showmanship for her first time and she got Reserve with her. They lay very well, better then any of my other breeds. They also get along very well with any other chicken. They are extremely cold hardy also, which is a main reason I like them due to my climate also.
And they are very beautify birds

I just love my partridge cochins, we bought five of them, but only two survived (I don't blame the birds, the feed store, or the people who got first dibs because they didn't have school;I think it was the supplier). They are fantastic and currently raising some baby ducks for me. They are by far the most beautiful breed I've owned, but sadly I won't be able to buy more until after I graduate from college. Lastly, I think they might be scared because I didn't handle them enough when they were little. I would, and have recommended this breed to anybody getting into chickens.

I just recently rescued a gorgeous little red cochin bantam rooster and he has been more than a darling! I put him into my flock of silkies and they all get a long so well. He is just a gentleman. I can't help but laugh when I see him run, its very comical watching him waddle around with his slippers He is a little cutie!

'Red' is also such a friendly dude and doesn't mind being held and loves coming up to the house and meeting everybody, including screaming babies which he sits very patiently for. Red is definitely my favourite rooster I've ever owned (not trying to offend the silkies). I am definitely going to get some more cochin bantams

We "lost" our broody one afternoon who was hiding on TWENTY SIX EGGS, she fit in a very tiny space...

Cochins make for great brooders or friendly chickens. My mottled cochin bantam roosters only try to spur me a few times and then calm down.

I'd never buy them again from a hatchery unless I seen their parents. Bantam cochins are so much better, just tiny eggs...

I was given a partridge Cochin. I loved the beautiful ovals on her feathers. I also loved the feathers on her feet. This is how she got her name Fur Foot. She was not a cuddling type, in fact stand offish would be an accurate description. When she was 3 years old, a bird dog attacked her and left her tail exposed to the bone. Huge puncture wounds. I was fortunately able to nurse her back to good health.

She was always very alert. I really have only good things to say about her. She was and always will be one of my favorites. Very good natured, sweet birds. Since she passed away, I am pondering on getting more.

As many other reviews have said, they are not good egg layers. Maybe one a week, on a good week.

I have a white cochin named danny, who is one of the sweetest birds in my flock. I still can't get over watching her run, (it's adorable, and she looks hilarious when she does it). Very playful, and is wonderful breed. Is a little noisy though.

Mine got taken by a predator at about 6 months of age, but the short while I had her I loved her.

I love my Blue Cochins, but find they go broody ALOT and are more difficult to break than my other broody hens (Wyandotte; Olive Egger). I have eggs sitting under 2 of them due to hatch any day and I hear they are excellent mothers so am thankful for that! I would definitely recommend getting a few in your flock, but when I had 9 Cochins out of 12 birds I was spending most of my spring kicking them out of nests (not great for the egg production). That are very beautiful birds but I would also recommend checking them regularly for parasites as it can be hard to easily spot lice, etc. with all those feathers and downy feathers. They are also great with my kids, but not very welcoming to new birds to the flock. Fluffy face (far left in the photo- a cross, as you can see) is the coop "bouncer". She doesn't let anyone in the coop without her ok and it seems she gets/accepts the ok from her Cochin sisters...

Sweetest chicken I have. EXCELLENT mother!

I have a bantam frizzled black cochin. I got her as a laying hen. She is sweet and docile. She lays pretty well despite what I read. She has gone broody so that can be good or bad thing depending on your situation.

My cochin, Dixi was the best chicken you could ask for. As a chick, my other chickens attacked her and she slept in a roomy dog crate in my bedroom. She was the friendliest chicken around and ran up to you right when you came out of the house. She was also the most photogenic chicken you could find! A hawk got her when she died and i cried a lot when she died. I wanted to shout this out for Dixi, the most wonderful chicken ever. i lobe you and RIP

The cochin is one of my favorite breeds! Cochins are SO FLUFFY and VERY docile! My white cochin large fowl pullet (Paisley) gets along great with the other chickens in my flock and will let you hold her and pet her! This breed works well as a pet, sweet addition to the flock, for show, and a gorgeous bird! Their feathered feet do get a little dirtier than the clean legged breeds but we have not found it to be a problem. We have also heard that they do not lay much eggs, but she lays quite well though she will get lazy in extreme weather. Paisley has a lot of personality as well! She is very, very funny, and cute constantly! She always makes us laugh! We also have a bantam rooster and he is such a sweetie! Get's along great with our other two roosters and is in no way aggressive towards humans! I would give cochins 5+ stars if possible, you will love yours!

Our Cochin is comical. She makes me laugh every time she runs (she doesn't fly). When she runs, it is more like a waddle, her leg feathers flying in the wind. When she bends over and it's windy, all her bits are showing, like a southern lady caught in a freak storm. Mine hasn't laid yet, but she's been practicing in the nest box so I know she will be a good mama. I highly recommend Cochin's for the entertainment aspect and sweet character they add to any flock. Very gentle birds and she has never shown any aggression to flockmates.

We have a cochin bantam and she is definitely our favorite chicken. Any one of us can bend right down and pick her right up without the least bit of trouble. She will let you hold and pet her. I think she actually enjoys it. She is very tiny so easy to hold. She has so many feathers, she's super soft and round.

She does lay an egg pretty much every day, but they are not much bigger than a quail egg.

This would be the perfect chicken if you want for a pet. They have smaller eggs, smaller poops, ours doesn't hardly make any noise even. We absolutely love this little chicken.

Oh, I can't forget the feathered legs. Since she is a small round fluff ball with short little legs, she hops side to side almost as she runs and with the feathered feet, you have never seen anything so funny in your life. Cracks me up every time! If we didn't need the eggs, I'd love a whole flock of these funny little chickens.