. Egg and poultry raising at home. Poultry; Eggs. THE CHOICE OF A BREED. 17 qualities of the heavier breeds, the keeper of half-a- dozen hens will not stop to consider them; and the man who keeps more than that number will not consider them sufficiently important to outweigh the advantages hitherto named. There are still further reasons for the selection of. Fig. 8.—Orpington Hen. the lighter class of fowls. These birds are more sprightly and active, and better able to stand confine- ment than the others. With a little straw, ashes, or dust, they will amuse themselves for hours scratching and
. Egg and poultry raising at home. Poultry; Eggs. THE CHOICE OF A BREED. 17 qualities of the heavier breeds, the keeper of half-a- dozen hens will not stop to consider them; and the man who keeps more than that number will not consider them sufficiently important to outweigh the advantages hitherto named. There are still further reasons for the selection of. Fig. 8.—Orpington Hen. the lighter class of fowls. These birds are more sprightly and active, and better able to stand confine- ment than the others. With a little straw, ashes, or dust, they will amuse themselves for hours scratching and exercising, and so long as they will do this half the battle of keeping them in good health is won. Finally, so far as we can prove, the lighter breeds are c. 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 Elkington, W. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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