. The poultry book : a treatise on breeding and general management of domestic fowls : with numerous original descriptions, and portraits from life . Hav-ing kept but few fowls, for the amusement and convenience ofmy family, I made no arrangements for keeping this breeddistinct, till during the last season, when I became so wellconvinced of their decided superiority, as to be induced to pre-pare a separate establishment for them, with reference to keep-ing the breed pure. The hen is a most inveterate layer. During the two yearsI have had them she has manifested no inclination to sit, andwith t
. The poultry book : a treatise on breeding and general management of domestic fowls : with numerous original descriptions, and portraits from life . Hav-ing kept but few fowls, for the amusement and convenience ofmy family, I made no arrangements for keeping this breeddistinct, till during the last season, when I became so wellconvinced of their decided superiority, as to be induced to pre-pare a separate establishment for them, with reference to keep-ing the breed pure. The hen is a most inveterate layer. During the two yearsI have had them she has manifested no inclination to sit, andwith the exception of brief intervals during her different litters,which have consisted of about eighty eggs, has layed eggs are of large size, fine flavored, and, unlike most ofthe eggs from dark-colored poultry, the shells are as white asalabaster. For grace and beauty, I think this breed is unsurpassed byany that I have noticed. I am sir, Respectfully, youv obedient servant, Prancis Blake. Mr. John Fussel, of the firm of Shorey & Co , Boston, hasalso some of the true Spanish fowl, importer, oy him fromFayal. 88 THE POULTRY-BOOK. THE BAVARIAN FOWL. This portrait is from life, and is an accurate likeness of ahen of this breed. The plumage of this fowl is jet black, a^dthey have also black legs, frequently feathered heavily. Bothcocks and hens are muffled, with a heavy imperial, or goat-beard, under the throat, and usually quite a crest, ortop-knot, much resembling, in all these respects, the GoldenPheasant; with this difference, however, that the crest of theBavarian is smaller, and the imperial larger, the muffler beingabout the same in both breeds. Tails and wings longer thanmost of the large breeds, excepting the Dorkings. The eggs are usually large, white and well-flavored. Theyare among the very best layers, and are good sitters, and carefulnurses. All things considered, perhaps these fowls have few,if any, superiors. The weight is generally from five to eightpou
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