. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. 80 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING Any of the Bantams will make delightful pets for children. With their cute and saucy ways they are a constant source of amusement. Where is there a small boy who has not sometime yearned for a pair of these little feathered friends? Silkies.—We could continue to enumerate other varieties of ornamental poultry, but most of them are so rare, that to devote space to them would serve no p
. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. 80 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING Any of the Bantams will make delightful pets for children. With their cute and saucy ways they are a constant source of amusement. Where is there a small boy who has not sometime yearned for a pair of these little feathered friends? Silkies.—We could continue to enumerate other varieties of ornamental poultry, but most of them are so rare, that to devote space to them would serve no practical end. Silkies are fowls of small size, whose chief peculiarity consists of very soft, web-. ^yi! Fig- 53-—White Japanese Bantams. less feathers, which are exceedingly loose when in prime condition, and stand out from the body in all directions. They are purely ornamental birds. Frizzles are another grotesque member of the poultry family. The ends of their feathers curl backwards, giving them a frizzled look, hence the name. Long Tailed Yokohamas represent still another odd variety. See Fig. 24. They are Japanese birds, having very long tails,. 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-. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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