The horse and other live stock . y wattles are rarely seen on the hen at any age ; but thecomb of the male is high, deeply indented, and his wattlesdouble and large. The comb and wattles are not, however,to be regarded as the chief characteristics of this variety, noreven its reddish-yellow feathered leg; but the abundant, soft,and downy covering of the thighs, hips, and region of thevent, togetherwith the remarka-bly short tail, andlarge mound offeathers piled overthe upper part ofits root, givingriseto a considerableelevation on thatpart of the should be re-marked, also, that the win
The horse and other live stock . y wattles are rarely seen on the hen at any age ; but thecomb of the male is high, deeply indented, and his wattlesdouble and large. The comb and wattles are not, however,to be regarded as the chief characteristics of this variety, noreven its reddish-yellow feathered leg; but the abundant, soft,and downy covering of the thighs, hips, and region of thevent, togetherwith the remarka-bly short tail, andlarge mound offeathers piled overthe upper part ofits root, givingriseto a considerableelevation on thatpart of the should be re-marked, also, that the wings are quite short and small in propor-tion to the size of the fowl, and carried very high up the body,thus exposing the whole of the thighs, and a considerableportion of the side. These characteristics are not found, in the same degree, inany other fowl. The peculiar arrangement of feathers givesthe Shanghae in appearance, what it has in reality—a greaterdepth of quarter, in proportion to the brisket, than any other fowl. 365. BHAKaHAES. 46 POULTRY AND THEIR DISEASES. As to the legs, tliej are not very peculiar. The color isusually reddish-white, or flesh-color, or reddish-yellow, mostlycovered down the outside, even to the end of the toes, withfeathers. This last, however, is not always the case. Theplumage of the thorough-bred is remarkably soft and silky, orrather downy; and is, in the opinion of many, equally as goodfor domestic purposes as that of the goose. The feathers arecertainly quite as fine and soft, if not as abundant. In laying qualities, the pure Shanghae equals, if it does notexcel, any other fowl. The Black Poland, or the Bolton Gray,may, perhaps, lay a few more eggs in the course of a year,in consequence of not so frequently inclining to sit; but theireggs are not so rich and nutritious. A pullet of this breedlaid one hundred and twenty eggs in one hundred and twenty-five days, then stopped six days, then laid sixteen eggs more,stopped four days, and again
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