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WYAXDOTTES. 



The Wyandotte (fig. 3) is another of the general purpose fowls and 

 is rated next to the Plymouth Rock. From the first it sprang into pop- 

 ular favor and has continued so to the present time. Its origin is com- 

 paratively recent, dating back less than twenty-five years. It came 

 originally from the Dark Brahma, Silver Spangled Hamburg and the 

 Breda, a French fowl. Not a few authorities say that Wyandottes have 



Fig. J. — 'leathers of Silver-laced Wyandotte. 



Cochin blood in them, from the fact that their ancestors produced single 

 combs and feathered legs. 



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