. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 504 POULTRY CULTURE. weak or a little too long to look well, if the back is a little crooked and the tail carried too high or too low to look well, or carried awry, or if the head and neck ap- pear a little too fine; but if the bird is to be used for breeding, all such faults should be carefully avoided. The color of the plumage in table poultry is of importance only as it affects ease of dressing, and here it is of most importance when stock is to be marketed while immature. Selection for shape points in mating stand- ard poultry. In se-
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 504 POULTRY CULTURE. weak or a little too long to look well, if the back is a little crooked and the tail carried too high or too low to look well, or carried awry, or if the head and neck ap- pear a little too fine; but if the bird is to be used for breeding, all such faults should be carefully avoided. The color of the plumage in table poultry is of importance only as it affects ease of dressing, and here it is of most importance when stock is to be marketed while immature. Selection for shape points in mating stand- ard poultry. In se- lecting for exhibition Standard shape the type as a whole must be considered. This requires particular at- tention to the head and its appurtenances, and to the neck, tail, and legs; for it is these parts and their adjust- ment to the body that chiefly distinguish different breeds of the same general type or class. A bird that carries both head and tail high will appear shorter, one that carries head and tail low longer, than it is, because the carriage of the head and tail makes a differ- ence in the apparent length of the back. In market poul- try this is not a material point, for in selecting for breeders the Fig. 504. Pekinduck,owned by length of keel, as ascertained Fig. 503. Pekin drake four months old, weighing nine pounds, owned by H. B. Robinson, Reading, Massachusetts. 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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