244 Farm Poultry 



Aylesburys on account of their quick growth. 

 However, the Rouens are most excellent farm 

 fowls and are highly prized on account of their 

 hardiness, prolificacy, and gentle disposition. 

 They are about the size of the Aylesburys. 



Black Cayuga. The Black Cayugas are rec- 

 ognized as a distinctively American breed. It is 



Fig. 78. Rouen duck (one-eighth size). 



asserted by some that the Cayugas grow as rapidly 

 and mature as early as the Pekins, but those 

 who are extensively engaged in rearing ducks 

 invariably choose one of the white breeds. The 

 Cayugas are profitable farm ducks. They thrive 

 well in rather close confinement, are hardy, gentle, 

 and do not care to wander so far from home 

 as some other breeds. The standard weight for 

 these is the same as for the Pekins. 



