. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. POULTRY 51 eral purpose fowls that have nice tender meat. They both lay well and make good mothers. To this class belong the differ- ent kinds of Plymouth Eocks (Figs. 31 and 32), Wyandottes and Ehode Island Reds. These breeds are all developed in America. Habits. Chickens swallow their food whole. It is softened in the crop and ground up in the stomach, or gizzard, the walls of which are hard and muscular. Fowls tip their heads back to swallow when they take a beak full of water, because they have no muscle in their throats. Chickens wallow or take a dus
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. POULTRY 51 eral purpose fowls that have nice tender meat. They both lay well and make good mothers. To this class belong the differ- ent kinds of Plymouth Eocks (Figs. 31 and 32), Wyandottes and Ehode Island Reds. These breeds are all developed in America. Habits. Chickens swallow their food whole. It is softened in the crop and ground up in the stomach, or gizzard, the walls of which are hard and muscular. Fowls tip their heads back to swallow when they take a beak full of water, because they have no muscle in their throats. Chickens wallow or take a dust bath to drive away insects or clean their skins; and in wet weather they oil their feathers so they will shed water well and so keep their skin dry. The Nests. A hen will hide her eggs, if possible, so a cozy place should be arranged in a quiet, dark place for her nest. She begins to lay in the spring, one egg each day. If left to herself, she would commence to sit as soon as she had twelve or fif- teen eggs. By removing the eggs she is kept laying a much longer time. The breeds tliat do not sit. Fig. 31. Barred Eocl:. 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 Nida, William Lewis. [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. Flanagan company
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