. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. POULTEY 51 fowls that have uice, tender meat. They both hiy â well and make good mothers. To this class belong the different kinds of Plymouth Rocks (Fig. 31), Wyandottes (Fig. 32), and Rhode Island Reds. These breeds wei'e all developed i:i America. Habits. Chickens swallow their food whole. It is softened in the crop and ground into particles in the stomach, or gizzard, which contains gravel or grit. Fowls tip their heads back to swallow when they take a beak full of water, because they have no muscle in their throats. Chickens wallow or take a dust bat
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. POULTEY 51 fowls that have uice, tender meat. They both hiy â well and make good mothers. To this class belong the different kinds of Plymouth Rocks (Fig. 31), Wyandottes (Fig. 32), and Rhode Island Reds. These breeds wei'e all developed i:i America. Habits. Chickens swallow their food whole. It is softened in the crop and ground into particles in the stomach, or gizzard, which contains gravel or grit. Fowls tip their heads back to swallow when they take a beak full of water, because they have no muscle in their throats. Chickens wallow or take a dust bath to drive awa}^ insects or clean their skins; and in wet weather they oil their feathers so they will shed water well and so keep their skin dry. The Nests. A hen will hide her eggs, if possible, so a cozy place should be arranged in a quiet, dark place for her nest. She begins to lay in the spring, one egg each day. If left to herself, she would commence to sit as soon as she had twelve or fif- teen eggs. By removing the eggs she is kept laying a much longer time. The breeds that do not sit. Via. 31. Barred Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nida, William Lewis. Chicago, A. Flanagan Company
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