Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . hode Island station in 1892, and these remain the mostaccurate and detailed account of crossing hreeds whichcan be obtained. Of all the crosses, the chickens fromthe Indian Game and Light Brahma, and Indian Gameand Buff Cochin, seemed to do the best. Those fromthe White Wyan-dotte and IndianGame came next,remarkable forquick growth. TheIndian Game andGolden Wyandottecross was next inthrift. The Plym-outh Rock and BuffCochin cross wasunsatisfactory, like-wise the Dark Brah-ma and Silver Wy-andotte. Indian Game a
Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . hode Island station in 1892, and these remain the mostaccurate and detailed account of crossing hreeds whichcan be obtained. Of all the crosses, the chickens fromthe Indian Game and Light Brahma, and Indian Gameand Buff Cochin, seemed to do the best. Those fromthe White Wyan-dotte and IndianGame came next,remarkable forquick growth. TheIndian Game andGolden Wyandottecross was next inthrift. The Plym-outh Rock and BuffCochin cross wasunsatisfactory, like-wise the Dark Brah-ma and Silver Wy-andotte. Indian Game andLight Brahma.—Cockerel, plumagesimilar to LightBrahma but darker,with some yellow. Larger than Brahma and betweenthe two in shape; comb and wattles the same as wide, legs long. Pullet, plumage brown with pen-ciled feathers, dark hackles. Resemble Brown Malayhen except in the slight leg feathering. Lay well, eggsas large as Brahmas. Each sex is as uniform in sizeand in color as a pure breed. They are hardy, quiet,good feeders, and are closely feathered. There waa. FIG. 100. CORNISH INDIAN GAME HEN. 258 PEOFITS IK POXTLTET. hardly any loss among tlie chickens. A very desirablecross. Indian Game and Houdan. — Plumage black, orslightly mixed with white, small crests. Cockerels haveflesh colored legs, and pullets dark legs. Are activCrgrow quick, and fairly hardy. There is not much dif-ference in size between cockerels and pullets. Are uni-form in appearance. Indian Game and Golden Wyandotte.—In plumageand appearance most like Golden Wyandotte. ^Markingsuniform. Fairly hardy, quick, active, and plump afcany age. Disposition rather excitable. Cockerels muchlarger than pullets. But slight loss among chickens. Indian Game and Buff Cochin.—None but pulletsreared. Similar in plumage and appearance to LightBrahma cross. Not so closely feathered, legs shorterand more feathers on them. Larger and brighter comb. White Wyandotte and Light Brahma.—In appearancebetween
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