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5 feathers from a 'Buff Cochin' chicken. These chickens were bred for meat and eggs but are now exhibited. David Scrivener Poultry Collection.
5 feathers from a 'Buff Cochin' chicken. Buff Cochin chickens were originally bred for meat and eggs but are now exhibited. The label states they are known as 'Shanghai i.e. Buff Cochin-China'. These feathers are from a group of feathers that are part of the David Scrivener Poultry Collection (archive ref. DX2159).

5 feathers: feather, paper

Photographic prints – digital photograph of feather before acquisition, MERL miscellaneous note - According to Poultry Keeper website 'Cochins are docile and friendly, large birds that are slow to mature. A good layer of small eggs (despite their size). A good broody.' https://poultrykeeper.com/chicken-breeds/cochin-chickens/ [accessed 2018-02-15]

Feather, Sample