. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. BREEDS OF CHICKENS. 83 ilso a reputation for general usefulness. The Silver- [yaccd are shown in colored Plate II. As will be een they arc compactly built and make a fine ap- pearance as dressed poultry, at whatever age they may be killed for market. A mature male should weigh eight and one-half pounds, and a hen two pounds less. Javas and Jersey Blues have 5ome peculiarities of their own, 3ut are similar in size and other respects to Plymouth Rocks. Dominiques have rose combs, I neat, trim shape and a "gray, lawk-colored plumage. In size :hey rank with th
. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. BREEDS OF CHICKENS. 83 ilso a reputation for general usefulness. The Silver- [yaccd are shown in colored Plate II. As will be een they arc compactly built and make a fine ap- pearance as dressed poultry, at whatever age they may be killed for market. A mature male should weigh eight and one-half pounds, and a hen two pounds less. Javas and Jersey Blues have 5ome peculiarities of their own, 3ut are similar in size and other respects to Plymouth Rocks. Dominiques have rose combs, I neat, trim shape and a "gray, lawk-colored plumage. In size :hey rank with the Wyandottcs. They are the oldest American klack java pui-lkt. areed and it was from a cross of these, with a larger areed, that the Plymouth Rocks originated. The second general division is the Asiatic class, ^â¢hich includes Brahmas, Light and Dark ; Cochinsâ Puff, Partridge, White and Black ; LangshansâBlack find White. I^ight Brahmas, illustrated in colored Plate III, are the largest of all the breeds. They are a modifi- ation, by careful breeding for many years, of the old Brahma Pootras. As now bred they are a noble and attractive fowl and have also great practical merit. â Vs layers the}- equal, if they do not surpass, any large fowls. For making heavy broilers at eight and ten weeks of age they are among the very best. After they are three months old they do not make first-class dressed poultry until well matured, on account 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 Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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