. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES, BREEDS, AND VARIETIES OF FOWLS 383. Fig. 377. Houdanhen. (Photograph from owner, C. E. Petersen) Flanders, the conditions being more favorable there than on the sandy plains of the Campine coun- try. Putting together this view and the apparent kinship of the Fries- land and Campine, the Friesland appears as the intermediate (and probably earlier) type, of which the common Campine is a deteriorated and the Braekel an improved off- shoot. The Braekel males weigh from S to 7 pounds, females from 41 to 6 pounds. In shape the body appro
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES, BREEDS, AND VARIETIES OF FOWLS 383. Fig. 377. Houdanhen. (Photograph from owner, C. E. Petersen) Flanders, the conditions being more favorable there than on the sandy plains of the Campine coun- try. Putting together this view and the apparent kinship of the Fries- land and Campine, the Friesland appears as the intermediate (and probably earlier) type, of which the common Campine is a deteriorated and the Braekel an improved off- shoot. The Braekel males weigh from S to 7 pounds, females from 41 to 6 pounds. In shape the body approaches the Dorking (as does the body of a Leghorn of like weight). The Braekel greatly resembles the Leghorn in appearance and qualities. It is precocious, a good layer, and indeed so like a large Hamburg or Leghorn that the only warrant for placing it in the meat instead of the laying class is the fact that for a long time it has been bred with special reference to the production of the celebrated potdets de grains (corresponding to our broilers). The lead- ing varieties of the Braekel are the Golden and the Sil- ver, the colors and mark- ings of these being the same as for the correspond- ing varieties of Campines, except that the ground of the Silver Braekel is a creamy white. Brabant. TheBrabantis a large-bodied, fine-boned fowl of the Polish type, occupying about the same ^i^. 37S. Houdan cock. (Photograph from position among Belgian owner, C. E. Petersen). 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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