. The book of poultry. Poultry. §4 POULTRY JUDGING 233. Sit.—To cover eggs for hatching; incubate. Sitters.—Fowls that sit on and incubate eggs. The sitting proclivities are stronger in some breeds than in others. Fowls in which the sitting proclivities are weak are said to be non-sitters. Sitting.—The act of sitting to incubate eggs; also, the number of eggs for a sitting, usually from 11 to 15. See clutch. Slipped Wing.—^A wing in which the flight, or secondary, wing feathers hang loose or out of place. Fig. 32. Smooth Legs.—Legs that have no feathers, stubs, or down on the shanks. Smut.—^A
. The book of poultry. Poultry. §4 POULTRY JUDGING 233. Sit.—To cover eggs for hatching; incubate. Sitters.—Fowls that sit on and incubate eggs. The sitting proclivities are stronger in some breeds than in others. Fowls in which the sitting proclivities are weak are said to be non-sitters. Sitting.—The act of sitting to incubate eggs; also, the number of eggs for a sitting, usually from 11 to 15. See clutch. Slipped Wing.—^A wing in which the flight, or secondary, wing feathers hang loose or out of place. Fig. 32. Smooth Legs.—Legs that have no feathers, stubs, or down on the shanks. Smut.—^A term applied to dark color overlying any sec- tion of a fowl. Solid Color.—Of one uniform color throughout; self-color. Spangle.—A dark marking at the point, or tip, of a feather. Fig. 33. Spike.—The rear point on a rose comb; some- times called a leader. See a, Fig. 28. Splashed Feathers.—Feathers in which there is an uneven mixture of color. Split Crest.—^A rounded crest that is split and falls over on both sides. Sport.—^A fowl that varies from the normal type; a white offspring from black parents. Spur.—A homy growth on the inside of the shank of a cock. See 23, Fig. 7. Squirrel Tail.—^A tail in which the feathers are carried so far forwards as almost to touch the head, like the tail of a squirrel. Fig. 34. Stag.—^A young game cock; also, a _ turkey cock. Fig. 34 Standard Mating.—A mating in Avhich the fowls conform to Standard description; sometimes called single mating when the purpose is the production of both males and 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 McGrew, Thomas Fletcher, 1850-1930. New York, The Macmillan Company
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