Lamona— A New Breed of Poultry 



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A CROSSBRED MALE (NO. 633) 



This bird was out of pen No. 22 of 1913, and was mated to the pullets in pen No. 7 in 1914. 

 Compare with Fig. 8. Both birds are bred alike, i.e.. Single Comb White Leghorn X (White 

 Plymouth Rock X Silver Gray Dorking), and are what horsemen would call "full brothers in 

 blood." The bird shown in this picture is somewhat coarser than the one shown in Fig. 8 and has no 

 red in his ear lobe, but more nearly approaches the Dorking type. (Fig. 10.) 



The others had five toes. All had white 

 legs. Three of these birds did not ma- 

 ture into good specimens and were 

 therefore not used in the breeding work 

 the following year. The other four fe- 

 males were known as pen 22 in 1913 

 and were mated with a White Leghorn 

 cockerel. 



One of these pullets died shortly 

 after the mating was made. Of the 

 three remaining, one had very poor 

 Barred Rock markings and color, was 

 too loose in feathering and did not have 

 the length of body which was desired. 



Her ear lobes were small and about one- 

 half red. Her legs were white and she 

 had five toes on each foot and weighed 

 five pounds. The second had a surface 

 color of grayish barring except the 

 breast which was lighter and barred 

 with buff and grayish black. She was 

 about correct in length of leg but did 

 not have the length of body desired. 

 She was too loose in feathering and 

 more on the Plymouth Rock than 

 Dorking type. Her ear lobes were small 

 and nearly white. She had five toes on 

 each foot, white legs and weighed 4% 



