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Jan 26, 202315 min read

The Small & Stylish Brahma Bantam

The Small and Stylish Brahma Bantam The argument against a weight increase By Bob Anderson, Blue Hour Poultry January 26, 2023 On...

Mar 9, 20226 min read

The Bobtail Cochin

By Bob Anderson, Blue Hour Poultry March 9, 2022 Not many years ago from a small flock of exhibition Black Red Cochin Bantams in Germany...

Jan 29, 20226 min read

Understanding Wheaten

When the Shanghai fowl first arrived in the UK and US in the 1840s they arrived in a virtual mélange of colors and color genetics. As...

Feb 3, 20219 min read

Vulture Hocks in Cochins

As a long-time breeder of large Cochins, when I was asked to write an article for The Exhibitor I decided to write about a current trend...

Feb 3, 20212 min read

The Comb as the Final Touch

Today’s discussion topic is the importance of combs. I focus here on large Cochins as that is my primary breed, however many of the...

Jan 29, 20201 min read

Four Pillars of Cochin Color

The original four Cochin color varieties recognized in the first book of standards in the United States in 1874 are Buff, Black, White...

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