. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 505. Rouen drake, owned by White Birch Poul- try Farm, Bridgewater, Massachusetts by touch, is a better test of length in the body of the breeding bird than the length of the bird as it appears to the eye, and when the bird is dressed, the true length is apparent; but in judging exhibi- tion stock, considered section by section, the back is judged as it appears, and a bird of this character may be penalized in several sections for a fault which strictly belongs to one or two. A slight difference in length of leg will make a marked di
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 505. Rouen drake, owned by White Birch Poul- try Farm, Bridgewater, Massachusetts by touch, is a better test of length in the body of the breeding bird than the length of the bird as it appears to the eye, and when the bird is dressed, the true length is apparent; but in judging exhibi- tion stock, considered section by section, the back is judged as it appears, and a bird of this character may be penalized in several sections for a fault which strictly belongs to one or two. A slight difference in length of leg will make a marked difference in the station and style of the bird. In nearly all breeds of fowls American fanciers want the leg (shank and thigh) long enough to show the hock and something of the outline of the thigh when the bird is seen in profile. The only clean-legged breeds in which a leg with shank appearing to come right out of the body is at all favored are the Dorkings and Orpingtons. In all others the thigh should show, and for most of them this provision is a part of the un- written standard, for only in the Wyandotte and Game descrip- tions is this point mentioned in the " American Standard of ; The shape of the wings sel- dom requires special considera- tion, except in case of deformity of the first joint, causing, when slight, inability to properly fold the wing. When the defect is more serious the wing may hang badly and some of the feathers Kig. 506. Rouen duck, owned by White be badly twisted. The worst Birch Poultry Farm. 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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