. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. Ihey have two little horns, which f,n\'e them a comical appearance. The usual color is black, although sometimes steel blue occurs, but the latter is rarely seen at shows. The hens of this breed are excellent layers. The cock Silver-Penciled Wyandotte Hicn should not be allowed outside the henhouse, because their enormous topknots retain so much water that diseases are sure to result. It is a very handsome fowl, with an alert air, black with whit
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. Ihey have two little horns, which f,n\'e them a comical appearance. The usual color is black, although sometimes steel blue occurs, but the latter is rarely seen at shows. The hens of this breed are excellent layers. The cock Silver-Penciled Wyandotte Hicn should not be allowed outside the henhouse, because their enormous topknots retain so much water that diseases are sure to result. It is a very handsome fowl, with an alert air, black with white points, and its head adorned with a mag- nificent tuft, or topknot. They lay a great many large eggs, and furnish excellent roasts, which are much in demand at hotels and restaurants. The La Flcclic breed, also French, yields in a way to the Houdans. Instead of a topknot. Silver-Penciled \V\\\.\doi'ie Cock weighs about eight kilograms and the hen about six or seven; thus they ma}' be classed among the medium-sized breeds. The flesh is white, like that of all French fowls. The Favcrolh\ also of French origin, has a topknot, and a little above the beak two small. 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 Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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