Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . rge feathers that grow on the second joint of thewing. Serrated. Saw-like notching. Serration. The projections of the serrated comb. Shaft. The stem or supporting part of the feather. Shafting. The shaft of the feather, being either darker or lighter thanthe web of the feather. INTRODUCTORY 27 Shank. The part of the leg extending from the foot to the hoek. Thescaly portion of the leg. Sickles. The two central long curved tail feathers of the male. Side Sprigs. Spike-like growths from the side of the comb. Silage. The feed stored in a silo. Silo. An air-
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . rge feathers that grow on the second joint of thewing. Serrated. Saw-like notching. Serration. The projections of the serrated comb. Shaft. The stem or supporting part of the feather. Shafting. The shaft of the feather, being either darker or lighter thanthe web of the feather. INTRODUCTORY 27 Shank. The part of the leg extending from the foot to the hoek. Thescaly portion of the leg. Sickles. The two central long curved tail feathers of the male. Side Sprigs. Spike-like growths from the side of the comb. Silage. The feed stored in a silo. Silo. An air-tight structure in which green feed is stored for winterfeeding. Single Comb. A single leaf-like structure raising from the top of thehead which in the male should stand erect. It is provided with spikesat the free border. Solid Color. Of one color—that is, a uniform color unmixed wdth othercolors. Sorghum. A plant possessing a stalk like corn and containing muchsugar. The seeds growing on the top are sometimes used in Fig. 3.—The head of a white Minorca cock, showing at a the so-called thumb mark. Soy Bean. A leguminous plant, the seeds of which are sometimes usedin poultry feeding. Spangle. The colored spot at the free extremity of a spangled feather. Spangled. Consisting of spangled feathers. Spring Chicken. A young bird weighing over 2 pounds. Spur. The horn-like rounded or pointed growth from the inferiorthird of the shank. Squab. A young pigeon. Squab Broiler. A young chicken weighing from % to l}i pounds. Squirrel Tail. A tail projecting forward toward the head. Storage Egg. A storage egg is one held m cold storage at a temperatureof 45 degrees or lower for a period of thirty days or more. 28 POULTRY CULTURE
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