Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . of the origin of thisvariety, but it is generally considered to be a cross of theBrahma and Hamburg breeds. It matters little, how-ever, what the history of the fowl is, so long as it pos-sesses the desired characteristics. When well-bred, theWyandottes are good layers, sitters, and mothers, andtheir flesh is of the finest flavor. Their plumage iswhite and black, each feather having a white groundand being heavily laced with black, the tail alone beingsolid black. They have a small rose comb, face and 174 PROFI
Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . of the origin of thisvariety, but it is generally considered to be a cross of theBrahma and Hamburg breeds. It matters little, how-ever, what the history of the fowl is, so long as it pos-sesses the desired characteristics. When well-bred, theWyandottes are good layers, sitters, and mothers, andtheir flesh is of the finest flavor. Their plumage iswhite and black, each feather having a white groundand being heavily laced with black, the tail alone beingsolid black. They have a small rose comb, face and 174 PROFITS IN rOULTRY. ear-lobes bright-red. legs free from feathers and of arich yellow color. Hens will weigh six to seven ponnds,and cocks seven to nine pounds, when matured. In this breed we liave the rose comb like the Ham-burgs, but not so large. The plumage is black-and-white-speckled, like the Hamburgs, but darker, with theblack tail of the Brahma. The legs are yellow, like theBrahma, but bare like the Hamburg. Fine specimensare nearly as large as the Brahma. The effort has been. Fig. 77.—SILVER WYAAUOTTK FOWLS. in this combination to ]>reserve the good qualities andeliminate the undesirable ones of both parent Plymouth Rock has been a favorite wiili those whohave wanted a plump, fat chicken of a pound and a halfweight as broilers. The Wyandotte is fully its equal inthis respect. It feathers with its growth, and is plumpat any age, thrifty and hardy in raising, yellow-skinned,and in all respects an excellent variety for forcing grown, they are plump in body and of an attract-ive appearance in the market. They lay a medium-sized
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