Cochin Breed Question

[lilbirdee]

I bought my first chicks 5 weeks ago, one of them is a Cochin. I was totally clueless (still am I guess) and was told that she is a "Giant Cochin".
Now I'm wondering...did they just mean a standard instead of a bantam. Or is there such a bird as a Giant Cochin?

 

[cwc362]

I think the "Giant" is just the standard size. But some of them really are "Giants" - usually gentle giants. Some of the Show Quality ones are probaly even larger than the hatchery birds. I have 3 Giant blacks- 1 rooster- 2 hens. I really like em!!

 

[Year of the Rooster]

For some breeds, such as the Cochin, there are Bantams, Large Fowl(Standards), and Giants. They don't call them Giants for nothing.

 

[lilbirdee]

Well she dosn't seem to be that much bigger than the other breeds that are her same age. Mostly it's feathers. So I'm thinking she's just a standard.