No one clucked at raising chickens Thursday night at a forum on the topic in Easton – not even the chickens. A pair of Silkie/Cochin chickens, Firecracker and her mother, an unnamed hen, relaxed ...

This is because Nagoya Cochin chickens are very delicate, sensitive and quite weak. After World War II, cheap and fast-growing chickens became popular and Nagoya Cochin was in danger of disappearing.