. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . a rounded outline to the breast whenviewed in profile, and well covered with meat. Theback is broad, rather long, and horizontal, the saddlefurnished with a flowing hackle, though not too wings are carried close to the body and the wingcoverts are brilliant in hue. The whole body-colourshould be a brilliant beetle-green, free from purplepatches and markings, and the skin fine in texture,white and transparent. The plumage close and smooth,with little fluff. The head should be neat and freefrom coarseness, with a rat
. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . a rounded outline to the breast whenviewed in profile, and well covered with meat. Theback is broad, rather long, and horizontal, the saddlefurnished with a flowing hackle, though not too wings are carried close to the body and the wingcoverts are brilliant in hue. The whole body-colourshould be a brilliant beetle-green, free from purplepatches and markings, and the skin fine in texture,white and transparent. The plumage close and smooth,with little fluff. The head should be neat and freefrom coarseness, with a rather small, evenly-serrated,erect comb, free from side-sprigs. The eye should bedark-hazel or black, the darker the better. The tailshould be full and flowing, spread out at the base andcarried fairly high. The thighs of medium length, wide apart and tight-feathered ; the shanks rather long, and fine in bone,with a neat, even fringe of feathers extending down tothe outer toe, not, as in the Cochin, to the middle toes, four in number, long and well spread BLUE LANGSHAN COCKEREL. Property of Mr. W. A. Jukes. Winner, 1st, Special International, etc. T 2 275 ASIATIC BREEDS OF POULTRY 277 The general shape should be that of a tall, graceful,alert bird, strong on the leg. ^ A cockerel should weighfrom 8 to 10 lb. Allowing for the difference in sex, the hen is almost afacsimile of the cock, though she does not appear solong on the leg. The weight of a pullet should be notless than 6 lb., and a hen 8 lb. The legs of both sexes are a dark grey, with blackscales in front, and showing a pink tinge between thetoes and on the side of the shanks. Serious defects for which a bird should be passedin the show-pen : Yellow skin or yellow at base of thebeak, thus avoiding a Cochin appearance, or a yelloAv orCochiny eye. Permanent white in ear-lobe is also aserious defect, or clean shanks, or white or colouredfeathers in plumage. Other faults to be avoided are too profuse or tooscanty
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