. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 22G PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION. Figure 217.âA Barred Plymouth Rock lien in full molt. distinguished in that they are usually lifeless, inactive and have a tendency to stay on the roost all or part of the day. Likewise they show but little desire to eat and their comb is usually very pale or of a dark or bluish color. Fowls with long toe nails, a snaky or crow head, and dull sunken eyes can safely be culled as possessing but Ht- tle vigor or constitutional, strength. Molt. Molting is the proc- ess of shedding the old feath- ers and the growing of new
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 22G PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION. Figure 217.âA Barred Plymouth Rock lien in full molt. distinguished in that they are usually lifeless, inactive and have a tendency to stay on the roost all or part of the day. Likewise they show but little desire to eat and their comb is usually very pale or of a dark or bluish color. Fowls with long toe nails, a snaky or crow head, and dull sunken eyes can safely be culled as possessing but Ht- tle vigor or constitutional, strength. Molt. Molting is the proc- ess of shedding the old feath- ers and the growing of new feathers to take their place. This condition or process is one of the most valuable and easily appKed tests as an index of production. Most hens cease laying completely or practically so during the molt, as but few hens can grow feathers and produce eggs at the same time. It will be observed that hens of the general-purpose breeds lay more or less during the molt. This condition is less fre- quently found in the lighter breeds, such as the Leghorn. The best producers continue laying well into the fall, be- fore molting. The poor pro- ducers usually molt early in ^â «"- 'i^n-hat^S^no^ToUed. ^"^. 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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