. The book of poultry. Poultry. § 5 AMERICAN FOWLS 243 tion of the other parts of the body as to add to the beauty of the fowl, and in no way detracts from its utility quaHties. The proper back of a Plymouth Rock male results from a series of curves that begin at the base of the comb and sweep down and back with a gradual rise from the center of the back to the highest point of the tail. This perfect back formation may be present in a fowl of otherwise bad proportions, but when it is an accompaniment of a perfect body, the fowl has the for- mation of the best type of Plymouth To be perf
. The book of poultry. Poultry. § 5 AMERICAN FOWLS 243 tion of the other parts of the body as to add to the beauty of the fowl, and in no way detracts from its utility quaHties. The proper back of a Plymouth Rock male results from a series of curves that begin at the base of the comb and sweep down and back with a gradual rise from the center of the back to the highest point of the tail. This perfect back formation may be present in a fowl of otherwise bad proportions, but when it is an accompaniment of a perfect body, the fowl has the for- mation of the best type of Plymouth To be perfect, a back must have the formation described; it should widen from the base of the hackle and across the shoulders beneath the hackle; as it approaches the base of the tan, it must not only be broad but must cirrve down both sides of the tail to form the round, full back most admired. Such a back must be accompanied by the beautifully formed tail that belongs exclusively to fowls of this breed. This type of body,"well placed on shanks and feet of good shape, completes the Plymouth Rock as it should be for mating with hens of the proper type to produce Plymouth Rock shape in the offspring. This same type of fowl should be selected in every variety of. 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 McGrew, Thomas Fletcher, 1850-1930. New York, The Macmillan Company
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