. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. lhc\- have two little horns, which f^ive them acomical appearance. The usual color is black,although sometimes steel blue occurs, but thelatter is rarely seen at shows. The hens ofihis breed are excellent la\ers. The cnck Sii.\i;k-Ii;.) ; I1i:n should not be allowed outside the henhouse,because their enormous toj-jknots retain so muchwater that diseases are sure to result. It is avery handsome fowl, with an alert air, black withwhite points, and its head adorned with a mag-nificent tuft, or topknot. They lay a
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. lhc\- have two little horns, which f^ive them acomical appearance. The usual color is black,although sometimes steel blue occurs, but thelatter is rarely seen at shows. The hens ofihis breed are excellent la\ers. The cnck Sii.\i;k-Ii;.) ; I1i:n should not be allowed outside the henhouse,because their enormous toj-jknots retain so muchwater that diseases are sure to result. It is avery handsome fowl, with an alert air, black withwhite points, and its head adorned with a mag-nificent tuft, or topknot. They lay a great manylarge eggs, and furnish excellent roasts, whichare much in demand at hotels and La Flccltc breed, also French, yields ina way to the Houdans. Instead of a topknot. WVANDOTTIC C(;CK weighs about eight kilograms and the henabout six or seven ; thus the\ may be classedamong the medium-sized breeds. The flesh iswhite, like that of all French fowls. The Favcrollc, also of French origin, has atopknot, and a little above the beak two small
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