. Domestic poultry: being a practical treatise on the preferable breeds of farm-yard poultry, their history and leading characteristics with complete instructions for breeding and fattening, and preparing for exhibition at poultry shows, etc., etc. .. . his name are the most appreciated by fan-ciers. They are of two colors, gold and silver; they mustliave double combs, with pointed end and rising upwards,and w^ell-seated on the head, firmly fixed, not inclining toone side, nor yet raised on a fleshy pedestal; laced feath-ers, each being edged with black; blue legs, without eventhe sign of a fe
. Domestic poultry: being a practical treatise on the preferable breeds of farm-yard poultry, their history and leading characteristics with complete instructions for breeding and fattening, and preparing for exhibition at poultry shows, etc., etc. .. . his name are the most appreciated by fan-ciers. They are of two colors, gold and silver; they mustliave double combs, with pointed end and rising upwards,and w^ell-seated on the head, firmly fixed, not inclining toone side, nor yet raised on a fleshy pedestal; laced feath-ers, each being edged with black; blue legs, without eventhe sign of a feather on them; upright tail, tipped withblack at the point, which must be round and equal in widthto the widest part of the feather; there should not beeven a tendency to a curve in it. The side tail-feathersrising from the back to the tail should also be flat, round-topped and accurately laced. There must not be anyhackle or saddle. These are the principal points of themale. The hen requires the same comb, the same accuratelacing, the prominent breast, drooping wing; her headshould be very small, beak sharp. The carriage of thesebirds should resemble that of a good Fantail pigeon; thehead and tail should be carried up in the strut of the bird,. (68) TO DOMESTIC POULTRY. till they nearly meet, and tlie wing should drop doAvn theside, instead of being carried up. In both sexes thewing-feathers should be tipped with black, and even theIpng feathers laced. Like all other first-class birds, theseare difficult to get; and lest amateurs should be discour-aged, I may almost venture to say, a faultless bird is hard-ly to be found. From the best-bred parents, single-combedchickens will constantly appear, but these will again pro-duce perfectly double-combed progeny. Such are, howev-er, only to be trusted, when the possessor of them is surethat, although defective themselves, their parents werefaultless in this. particular. It is never advisable to breedfrom a faulty bird, if a perfect o
Size: 1283px × 1948px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectpoultry, bookyear1866
