. California poultry culture. Poultry. 112 CALIFORNIA POULTRY CULTURE. BUFF LEGHORNS. Here is a most excellent bird that has not received the at- tention that it deserves from breeders in California. Buff Leg- horns are well adapted to this climate and those who have bred them find that they are one of the greatest egg producers we have. Of all the Buff breeds with the exception of the old Buff Cochin, the Buff Leghorns breed the truest to correct color. They are of good size, not quite as large in frame as the Whites or Browns, and are one of the best in the Leghorn family to stand close conf
. California poultry culture. Poultry. 112 CALIFORNIA POULTRY CULTURE. BUFF LEGHORNS. Here is a most excellent bird that has not received the at- tention that it deserves from breeders in California. Buff Leg- horns are well adapted to this climate and those who have bred them find that they are one of the greatest egg producers we have. Of all the Buff breeds with the exception of the old Buff Cochin, the Buff Leghorns breed the truest to correct color. They are of good size, not quite as large in frame as the Whites or Browns, and are one of the best in the Leghorn family to stand close confinement; at the same time thev are excellent. Pair of Buff Leghorns. foragers; their eggs are usually of good size arid they commence to lay at an age that makes the pullets soon produce their value in eggs. In general type they are hke the other Leghorns; plum- age should be of a rich golden buff in all sections producing a harmonious blending of buff color throughout the entire plum- age. Birds with mealy plumage and those with shaft of feather showing are to be avoided; an even shade of buff in all sections is to be most desired. There is no variety among the standard breeds that is hardier, grows faster or lays more eggs in a year than the sprightly Buff Leghorn and there is no breed that will better suit the purpose of the man who wants to start an egg. 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 Burbridge, Mabelle A. (Mabelle Antoinette), b. 1872. [Los Angeles? Cal. ]
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