REPORT OF THE POULTRY MAXAUER. 273 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



STANDARD BREEDS 



AXD THEIE CHAEACTERISTICS. GOOD WINTER LAYERS AND RAPID 



FLESH FORMERS. 



PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 



The different varieties of this breed may all be classed as general purpose fowls. 

 The females are good layers and their progeny make rapid flesh formers. The different 

 varieties are described as follows :- — 



Barred Plymouth Rocks. — Natives of 



America. Thoroughly acclimatised females 



make good winter layers as pullets and one 



year old hens. After that age apt to put on 



i-^.t^sas/K. .*« fa^ unless skilfully handled. Chickens are 



'^•>^*>-7*5f!a^":slSS1^5^§\ ■S9'3^« hardy and make, when properly fed and 



5?»/i%v|j^'ji^^^^^^^^«j^^j^^ cared for, flesh development equal to one 



^^^S«^^^«^^ffl^^P^ pound and one and a quarter pounds per 

 _ month. Standard weights are as follows : — 



^^^.; "*'^^^®^» Lbs. 



^^ \ ^"^^^m^. ^^^j^ g^ 



^^^^?^ •■ 1W^<^^^^"' ' rM:"" Cockerel 8 



"C#*#^ ^^" '^ 



^.^ "^ Pullet 64 



Barred Plymouth Rocks. 



Pure bred birds should have yellow beaks, 

 shanks and toes. Bright red face, comb, wattles and earlobes. Eyes clear rich bay. 

 The plumage should be bluish gray and distinctly barred, the barring extending on the 

 feathers to near the skin. It is permissible with the females sometimes to have a 

 slight dark stripe down the beak. 



Whiie Plymouth Rochs. — An excellent variety of the same breed. Some strains 

 are more robust than others. Weight and points same as the Barred, except plumage, 

 which should be pure white. 



Buif Plymouth RocTcs. — A comparatively new >^MV^m/fi/k,),'?^^' '^U'l'-h -^'J 

 variety, but one which has rapidly come to the J^^^amM^^^m^^^^M;'^^- 

 front on its merits. Weights and points same '"^^il^^^S^mSB^^^^^^' fi- 

 ns others, except plumage, which should be an '^^^^^^^jSmK^^^^0rf'y^mW^ 

 even shade of golden buff. ^^'^^^^S^^^^P^o^v'^^**^"' 



'^■».ii:s- . - -'•^2!/vJW^™^™ra^^Jf <-( f„j, jj,, iijj ii^^ 



Buff Plymouth Rock. 

 WYANDOTTES. 



Of the Wyandotte family there are the sliver-laced, white, golden, buff and black 

 varieties. Not many of the last named are met with. The other varieties are very 

 popular and deservedly so. They are of American origin and acclimatised. 



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