. Practical poultry production . Poultry. MALE HEAD^ ^WWINa DEFECTIVE COMB^. I THUMB MA£K. 2. LOPPED (^IN^LE). 3. HOLLOW CENTER 4 ^WE ^PRId- 5 UNEYEN ^ESEATIOLffi. 6. TWITES. Figure 61. well spread and carried neither too high nor too low. A tail carried too high gives the bird the appearance of being short. An extremely high tail is known as a squirrel tail, as shown in No. 1, Figure 62. When carried too low it de- tracts considerably from the appearance of the bird. The proper angle at which the tail should be carried for each breed will be found in the American Standard of Perfection. Wry t
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. MALE HEAD^ ^WWINa DEFECTIVE COMB^. I THUMB MA£K. 2. LOPPED (^IN^LE). 3. HOLLOW CENTER 4 ^WE ^PRId- 5 UNEYEN ^ESEATIOLffi. 6. TWITES. Figure 61. well spread and carried neither too high nor too low. A tail carried too high gives the bird the appearance of being short. An extremely high tail is known as a squirrel tail, as shown in No. 1, Figure 62. When carried too low it de- tracts considerably from the appearance of the bird. The proper angle at which the tail should be carried for each breed will be found in the American Standard of Perfection. Wry tail, No. 2, Figure 62, that is, a tail carried to one side, should be avoided in selecting the breeders. Legs and toes. The legs should be of medium length, straight and set well apart. Such legs indicate sturdiness and vigor. The toes should be straight, strong, and well 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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