. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. others quite as large as Dor- kings, but most are of an in- termediate type. They are not usually bred with extreme de- velopment of crest and beard, yet most exhibition stocks have more of these than is desirable in fowls bred for use. In the Houdan district of France the crests are smaller and the birds better adapted to ordinary con- ditions. Houdans are as good layers as any breed and make excellent poultry. The color of the skin and legs is against them in this country. French Cuckoo. A variation of the Friesland-Campine- Hamburg typ
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. others quite as large as Dor- kings, but most are of an in- termediate type. They are not usually bred with extreme de- velopment of crest and beard, yet most exhibition stocks have more of these than is desirable in fowls bred for use. In the Houdan district of France the crests are smaller and the birds better adapted to ordinary con- ditions. Houdans are as good layers as any breed and make excellent poultry. The color of the skin and legs is against them in this country. French Cuckoo. A variation of the Friesland-Campine- Hamburg type, developed in Brittany, with the rose comb prevailing in the north and the single comb in the south, is called French Cuckoo. The size and weight of the body are increased and the neck and legs shortened, yet without giving the bird a squat appearance. Co7irtcs Pattes (Creepers). This is a single-comb black fowl remark- able for delicacy of flesh. In size they approach the Bantams, — the males weighing from 3 to 4 pounds, and the females from 2\ to 3^- pounds. It is thought that they may have been derived from the Bresse. Braekcl. According to the best Belgian authority this is simply the Campine growing to a larger size Iloudan pullet. (Photo- in the vicinity of Nederbrakel, in graph from owner, C. E. Petersen) Fig. 375. American type Houdan cock- erel. (Photograph from owner, C. E. Peter- sen, Pembroke, Maine). 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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