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ear-lobes bright-red, legs free from feathers and of a 

 rich yellow color. Hens will weigh eight to nine pounds, 

 and cocks nine to ten pounds, when matured. 



In this breed we have the rose comb like the Ham- 

 burgs, but not so large. The plumage is black-and- 

 white-speckled, like the Hamburgs, but darker, with the 

 black tail of the Brahma. The legs are yellow, like the 

 Brahma, but bare like the Hamburg. Fine specimens 

 are nearly as large as the Brahma. The effort has been 



Fig. 77. WYANDOTTB FOWLS. 



in this combination to preserve the good qualities and 

 eliminate the undesirable ones of both parent breeds. 

 The Plymouth Rock has been a favorite with those who 

 have wanted a plump, fat chicken of a pound and a half 

 weight as broilers. The Wyandotte is fully its equal in 

 this respect. It feathers with its growth, and is plump 

 at any age, thrifty and hardy in raising, yellow-skinned, 

 and in all respects an excellent variety for forcing early. 

 When grown, they are plump in body and of an attract- 

 ive appearance in the market. They lay a medium-sized 



