The mating and breeding of poultry . g. 62. Young birds showing white inface should not be used, and if old males can be secured THE MEDITERRANEAN CLASS 175 which are sound in this respect, they are to be , a cock showing white in face may be used if hewas sound in face as a cockerel. It is important to selectgood-sized, rugged birds to avoid weak constitutions. Goodsize and bonecan be securedby mating alarge male toaverage-s i z e dfemales, or viceversa. Slowmaturing birdsshould never beused for breed-ers. Stubs occa-sionally occur inMinorcas andmust be selectedagainst. The c
The mating and breeding of poultry . g. 62. Young birds showing white inface should not be used, and if old males can be secured THE MEDITERRANEAN CLASS 175 which are sound in this respect, they are to be , a cock showing white in face may be used if hewas sound in face as a cockerel. It is important to selectgood-sized, rugged birds to avoid weak constitutions. Goodsize and bonecan be securedby mating alarge male toaverage-s i z e dfemales, or viceversa. Slowmaturing birdsshould never beused for breed-ers. Stubs occa-sionally occur inMinorcas andmust be selectedagainst. The comb ofthe single combvarieties is largeand rathercoarse in text-ure and deeplyserrated. It hassix points in-stead of five, asin most othersingle combfowls. See , head 5. The comb of the niale should be erect andwith a strong, thick base to overcome the tendency tobe weak and lop or turn ov§r on account of its large which have a good thick comb base are more aptto get good combs in cockerels. The blade of the males. Fig. 62—Single Comb Black Minorca Cock Bhowingwhite in face. (Photograph from the Bureau of Ani-mal Industry, United States Department of Agri-culture.) 176 THE MATING AND BREEDING OF POULTRY comb tends to follow the curve of the neck. See Fig. 2,head 5. It is important that the comb points in both sexesbe wedge-shaped. The single comb of the Minorca female is large, six-pointed, and in shape differs distinctly from the Leghornfemale comb. It does not stand erect in front as in theLeghorn, but the front lops to one side across the beak, thenloops or folds and falls with the remainder of the comb tothe other side of the head. The whole comb lies flat on thehead and hangs down over the face, no part being Fig. 3, heads 4 and 5. Breeders differ in the type ofcomb used in the females, some using females with largercombs and some with finer combs. In general, it may besaid that the females with the larger combs will produce thebest combed ma
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