Characteristics of Brahmas 



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The young birds do not "feather out" so rap- 

 idly as the young of the Mediterraneans, and 

 consequently are ill-looking while young on ac- 

 count of their partially naked appearance. Some- 

 times this partial nakedness continues throughout 



Fig. 11. Dark Brahma hen (one-seventh size). 



a considerable period of their growth. Some 

 farmers object to Brahmas on account of this 

 slow feathering, but this characteristic cannot de- 

 tract materially from their usefulness. 



When not injured by breeding for fancy points, 

 as sometimes is done in the production of fowls 

 for exhibition, the pullets make good winter layers. 



