. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. S2 : i;ook fancier's text - book. Tliorouglil)rc(l chickens ;ire divided into tcu general ckisses. The first is the American ckiss. This inchules fi\e breeds: riyniouth Rock, of ^vhich there are four varieties — the Barred, Buff, I'ea-Conib, and White ; Wyandottes, of which there are five varieties —Silver-Traced, Golden, White, Buff and Black; Javas, in three varieties—Black, Mottled and White ; American Dominiques and Jersey Blues. Of this class, Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes arc the most numerous and widely known. The characteristic shape a
. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. S2 : i;ook fancier's text - book. Tliorouglil)rc(l chickens ;ire divided into tcu general ckisses. The first is the American ckiss. This inchules fi\e breeds: riyniouth Rock, of ^vhich there are four varieties — the Barred, Buff, I'ea-Conib, and White ; Wyandottes, of which there are five varieties —Silver-Traced, Golden, White, Buff and Black; Javas, in three varieties—Black, Mottled and White ; American Dominiques and Jersey Blues. Of this class, Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes arc the most numerous and widely known. The characteristic shape and appearance of the Single-Comb Barred Plymouth Rock is well exhib- ited in colored Plate I. The color of the plumage is a grayish-white, each feather crossed with bars of l)lue-black. The color is the same as that of the Dominique. They are a general-])urpose chicken, r c superior I y e r s and make shapely dressed poul- try. Being well adapted to farm con- ditions they have long been popular wHiTB WYANDOTTES. as tile "fami- er's ; A full-grown cock should weigh nine and one-half pounds, and a hen two pounds less. The other varieties of the breed differ only in comb or plumage. Wyandottes, a breed of more recent origin, have. 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 Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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