Daww, they are sweethearts…
He states the Buff is a docile bird, which I can confirm in my barnyard observations. And this lovely quote, gives me something to think about as I close this post; again regarding the Buff Cochin, **_“They are very quiet and docile, and as sitters and mothers can not be excelled by any thing that wears chicken feathers.”_** I value quite highly chicken breeds that can successfully reproduce on their own.The book talks about caponizing the cocks, which would make them much larger -- kids probably rode these things back then... Chicken Breeds Light Brahma crossed with Cochin 1884 farming manual
