W. L. Allison Standard American Poultry Book

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In many places where space is limited, the Cochins are found convenient guests; they can put up with worse accommodation, and require less Space than almost any other race. I do not mean to say that they will thrive the better for confinement, neither that fowls in general will pine and die if kept in a narrow range; all fowls are better for having ample space; but in cases where their liberties are necessarily abridged and more careful ten'ding is required to counterbalance want of field-room, the Cochin can bear captivity better than any other fowl.