. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 68 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING little behind, above the foot and below the spur, similar to the fifth toe of the Houdan. Dorkings could not be rated as a popular breed in this coun- try. They are rather indifferent layers, and while nice looking fowls, there are too many other breeds of superior qualities. Faverolles.—Excepting- in France, very little was known of the Faverolles until 1896, when they were taken up by English. Fig. 42.—La Fleche Fowls. breeders and later, by Americans. They are bred in several colors, white, salmon, ermine and black. The W
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 68 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING little behind, above the foot and below the spur, similar to the fifth toe of the Houdan. Dorkings could not be rated as a popular breed in this coun- try. They are rather indifferent layers, and while nice looking fowls, there are too many other breeds of superior qualities. Faverolles.—Excepting- in France, very little was known of the Faverolles until 1896, when they were taken up by English. Fig. 42.—La Fleche Fowls. breeders and later, by Americans. They are bred in several colors, white, salmon, ermine and black. The Whites and the Salmons are probably the most popular in this country. See Fig. 41. They are considered good layers, and weighing about the same as the Dorkings, they are valued as table poultry. The odd feature of the Faverolle is the growth of feathers, resembling a beard and mutton chops, around the throat and ears. This whiskering is one of the fixed characteristics of the entire breed. Another feature is the fifth toe, like the Dorking,. 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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