. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. h there are threevarieties — the Barred, White and Buff; Wyandottes,of which there are seven varieties — Silver, Golden,White, Buff, Black, Partridge and Silver Penciled;Javas, in two varieties — Black and Mottled ; AmericanDominiques, Rhode Island Reds and Buckeyes. Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode IslandReds are the most numerous and widely known. The characteristic shape and appearance of theSingle-Comb Barred Plymouth Rock is well exhib-ited in colored Plate I. The color of the plumageis a grayis
. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. h there are threevarieties — the Barred, White and Buff; Wyandottes,of which there are seven varieties — Silver, Golden,White, Buff, Black, Partridge and Silver Penciled;Javas, in two varieties — Black and Mottled ; AmericanDominiques, Rhode Island Reds and Buckeyes. Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode IslandReds are the most numerous and widely known. The characteristic shape and appearance of theSingle-Comb Barred Plymouth Rock is well exhib-ited in colored Plate I. The color of the plumageis a grayish-white, each feather crossed with bars ofblue-black. The color is the same as that of theDominique. They are a general-purpose chicken, are superiorlayers andmake shapelydressed poul-try. Beingwell adaptedto farm con-ditions theyhave longbeen popularwhite wyandottes. as the farm- ers fowl. A full-grown cock should weigh nine andone-half pounds, and a hen two pounds less. The othervarieties of the breed differ only in comb or , in all of the many varieties, have. mas less. BREEDS OF CHICKENS. 83 also a reputation for general usefulness. The Silversare shown in colored Plate II. They are compactlybuilt and make a fine appearance as dressed poultry,at any age. A mature male should weigh eight andone-half pounds, and a hen two pounds less. Javas and Rhode Island Redshave some peculiarities of theirown, but are similar in size andother respects to Plymouth Rocks. Buckeyes are a dark, rich,velvety red, have pea combs, andweigh : Matured male, nine pounds;matured female, three pounds less. Dominiques have rose combs,a neat, trim shape and a gray, black java plumage. They are the oldest Americanbreed and from a cross of these, with a larger breed,the Plymouth Rocks originated. The second general division is the Asiatic class,which includes Brahmas, Light and Dark ; Cochins—Buff, Partridge, White and Black ; Langshans—Blackand White. Ligh
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